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'''Legal status of recreational cannabis across the world'''
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<small>See also [[:File:Map-of-world-medical-cannabis-laws.svg|countries that have legalized medical use of cannabis]].</small>
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The legality of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] for [[Medical cannabis|medical]] and [[Recreational drug use|recreational]] use varies by country, in terms of its possession, distribution, and cultivation, and (in regards to medical) how it can be consumed and what medical conditions it can be used for. These policies in most countries are regulated by the [[United Nations]] [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]] that was ratified in 1961, along with the 1971 [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]] and the 1988 [[United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances|Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Habibi |first1=Roojin |last2=Hoffman |first2=Steven J. |title=Legalizing Cannabis Violates the UN Drug Control Treaties, But Progressive Countries Like Canada Have Options |journal=Ottawa Law Review |date=March 2018 |volume=49 |issue=2 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323697447_Legalizing_Cannabis_Violates_the_UN_Drug_Control_Treaties_But_Progressive_Countries_Like_Canada_Have_Options |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bewley-Taylor |first1=David |last2=Jelsma |first2=Martin |last3=Rolles |first3=Steve |last4=Walsh |first4=John |title=Cannabis regulation and the UN drug treaties |url=https://www.tni.org/files/publication-downloads/cannabis_regulation_and_the_un_drug_treaties_june_2016_web_0.pdf |accessdate=22 July 2018 |date=June 2016}}</ref>

The use of cannabis for recreational purposes is prohibited in most countries; however, many have adopted a policy of [[decriminalization]] to make simple possession a non-criminal offense (often similar to a minor traffic violation). Others have much more severe penalties such as some [[Asia|Asian]] and Middle Eastern countries where possession of even small amounts is punished by imprisonment for several years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Burgess |title=The 7 Countries With The Strictest Weed Laws |url=https://hightimes.com/guides/countries-strictest-weed-laws/ |accessdate=21 July 2018 |work=High Times |date=24 February 2018}}</ref>

[[Uruguay]] and [[Canada]] are the only countries that have fully legalized the consumption and sale of recreational cannabis nationwide. In the [[United States]], ten states and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]] have legalized sales and consumption although it remains federally illegal. Court rulings in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[South Africa]] have led to the legalization of consumption of cannabis, but not legal sales. A policy of limited enforcement has also been adopted in many countries, in particular [[Spain]] and the [[Netherlands]] where the sale of cannabis is tolerated at licensed establishments.<ref name="clubs jane">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Tasha |title="New Amsterdam" No More? Spain's Cannabis Clubs Fight to Stay Open |url=https://merryjane.com/culture/spains-cannabis-social-clubs-feature-june-2018 |accessdate=23 August 2018 |work=Merry Jane |date=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="coffeeshops">{{cite news |last1=Haines |first1=Gavin |title=Everything you need to know about marijuana smoking in the Netherlands |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/netherlands/amsterdam/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-smoking-marijuana-in-the-netherlands/ |accessdate=22 July 2018 |work=The Telegraph |date=21 February 2017}}</ref>

Countries that have legalized the medical use of cannabis include [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Finland]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Israel]], [[Italy]], [[Norway]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Peru]], [[Poland]], [[Thailand]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/25/health/thailand-medical-marijuana-bn/index.html|title=Thailand approves medical marijuana|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=}}</ref> Others have more restrictive laws that only allow the use of certain cannabis-derived pharmaceutical drugs, such as [[Sativex]], [[Marinol]] or [[Cannabidiol|Epidiolex]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruddick |first1=Graham |title=GW signs Sativex cannabis-based drug deal with Novartis |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/8443914/GW-signs-Sativex-cannabis-based-drug-deal-with-Novartis.html |website=The Telegraph |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> In the United States, 33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the medical use of cannabis, but at the federal level its use remains prohibited for any purpose.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Medical Marijuana Laws |url=http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx |website=National Conference of State Legislatures |accessdate=17 October 2018 |date=27 June 2018}}</ref>


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==By country==
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| id="A" | {{Flag|Afghanistan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Afghanistan}} Production banned by King [[Zahir Shah]] in 1973.<ref name="Booth2011">{{cite book|author=Martin Booth|title=Cannabis: A History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mjn6sCiHoFIC&pg=PA325|date=30 September 2011|publisher=Transworld|isbn=978-1-4090-8489-1|pages=325–}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Albania}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Albania}} Prohibited but plants highly availabile throughout the country and law often unenforced.<ref name="setimes-albania">{{citation |url = http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2012/08/07/feature-03 |title = Growing marijuana is an increasing regional problem |publisher = SETimes.com |date = 7 August 2012 |accessdate = 2013-04-18 }}</ref><ref name="balkaninsight-albania-1">{{citation |url = http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/report-cannabis-growth-mounts-in-albania |title = Report Says Albania Cannabis Growth Mounting |date = 7 March 2013 |accessdate = 2013-04-18 |publisher = balkaninsight.com }}</ref><ref name="balkaninsight-albania-2">{{citation |url = http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/albania-police-bust-major-cannabis-shipments |title = Albanian Police Seize Cannabis Shipment |publisher = balkaninsight.com }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Algeria}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Algeria}}
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| {{Flag|Andorra}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Andorra}}
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| {{Flag|Angola}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Angola}}
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| {{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{main|Cannabis in Antigua and Barbuda}}
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| {{Flag|Argentina}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || |{{main|Cannabis in Argentina}} Decriminalized for small amounts and private consumption, the Supreme Court ruled in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/argentina/item/199-argentina|title=Argentina - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> Medicinal cannabis legal nationally since 21 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2017/09/22/el-gobierno-reglamento-la-ley-de-cannabis-medicinal/ |title=El Gobierno reglamentó la ley de cannabis medicinal |date=22 September 2017 |publisher=[[Infobae]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Armenia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Armenia}}
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| {{Flag|Australia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized for personal use in the [[Northern Territory]], [[South Australia]], and the [[Australian Capital Territory]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Jackson |title=Everything You Need To Know About The Plan To Legalise Cannabis In Australia |url=https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2018/04/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-plan-to-legalise-cannabis-in-australia/ |accessdate=5 August 2018 |work=Lifehacker |date=20 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cannabis and the law |url=https://cannabissupport.com.au/workplace-and-clinical-resources/publications/factsheets/cannabis-and-the-law/ |website=cannabissupport.com.au |accessdate=5 August 2018}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal at federal level and in all states.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medical Marijuana in Australia |url=https://www.marijuanadoctors.com/international-patients/australia/ |website=marijuanadoctors.com |accessdate=16 July 2018}}</ref> Qualifying conditions and other details vary by state.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolly |first1=William |title=Medicinal Marijuana Legal In Australia |url=https://www.canstar.com.au/health-insurance/victoria-legalises-medicinal-marijuana/ |accessdate=16 July 2018 |work=Canstar |date=28 February 2018}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Legal for medical purposes.}} || {{main|Cannabis in Australia}}
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| {{Flag|Austria}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Possession for personal use decriminalized as of January 2016.}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Cannabis-derived drugs}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Allowed for medical purposes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMXaMnzKEu6FxfDVlCHd4xMcmEbg |title=AFP: Austria allows cannabis for medical purposes |publisher=afp.google.com |accessdate=2008-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905104155/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gMXaMnzKEu6FxfDVlCHd4xMcmEbg |archive-date=5 September 2008 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref>}} || {{main|Cannabis in Austria}}
|-
| {{Flag|Azerbaijan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Azerbaijan}}
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| id="B" | {{Flag|Bahamas}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Bahamas}}
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| {{Flag|Bahrain}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bahrain}}
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| {{Flag|Bangladesh}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}|| {{main|Cannabis in Bangladesh}} Sale banned in 1989,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhakainsider.com/bangladesh-news/drug-abuse-where-is-the-way-of-remedy-part-ii-some-dangerous-silent-killers/ |title=Drug Abuse: Where is The Way of Remedy? (Part II- Some Dangerous Silent Killers) |publisher=DhakaInsider |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2016-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115140731/http://dhakainsider.com/bangladesh-news/drug-abuse-where-is-the-way-of-remedy-part-ii-some-dangerous-silent-killers/ |archive-date=15 November 2016 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }}</ref> but laws are rarely enforced and cannabis is openly sold in many parts of the country.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Government of Bangladesh |authorlink1=Government of Bangladesh |title=Narcotics Control Act, 1990 |url=http://www.dnc.gov.bd/Rules/Narcotics%20Control%20Act-1990(Amendment%20upto%202004).pdf |accessdate=11 November 2016 |df=dmy-all }}{{dead link|date=September 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dhaka, Bangladesh – We Be High |url=http://webehigh.org/dhaka-bangladesh/ |website=webehigh.org |publisher = webehigh |accessdate = 2015-12-05 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Barbados}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Barbados}}
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| {{Flag|Belarus}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Belarus}}
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| {{Flag|Belgium}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 3&nbsp;g}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Cannabis-derived drugs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flanderstoday.eu/innovation/medical-cannabis-plantation-offers-patients-new-perspectives|title=Medical cannabis plantation offers patients new perspectives - Flanders Today|website=www.flanderstoday.eu}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized for cultivation of one plant}} || {{main|Cannabis in Belgium}} Up to 3&nbsp;g legal for adults since 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polfed-fedpol.be/|title=Federale politie - Police fédérale|author=Police fédérale - CGPR Webteam|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Belgium |url=http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#belgium |website=www.erowid.org|publisher = Erowid.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Belize}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 10&nbsp;g}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Belize}} Possession prohibited, but use is common and largely tolerated.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hubbard|first=Kirsten|title=Drug Laws and Penalties in Central America|url=http://gocentralamerica.about.com/od/culturehistory/p/Central-America-Drug-Laws-And-Penalties.htm|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> Possession of up to 10&nbsp;g decriminalized "in the works".<ref>{{cite web|author=<!-- #icon --> Adele<!-- #title --> |url=http://amandala.com.bz/news/laws-works-marijuana-decriminalization/ |title=Laws in the works for marijuana decriminalization &#124; Amandala Newspaper |publisher=Amandala.com.bz |date=2016-02-20 |accessdate=2016-11-30}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Benin}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Benin}}
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| {{Flag|Bermuda}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 7&nbsp;g}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bermuda}} In November 2016, the Supreme Court of Bermuda ruled in favor of allowing the medical use of cannabis.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Jonathan |title=People can apply for medical cannabis |url=http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20161125/people-can-apply-for-medical-cannabis |accessdate=27 October 2018 |work=The Royal Gazette |date=November 25, 2016}}</ref> As of July 2018, two doctors have been licensed to prescribe the drug.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Jonathan |title=Weeks: we need to talk about cannabis |url=http://www.royalgazette.com/politics/article/20180725/weeks-we-need-to-talk-about-cannabis |accessdate=27 October 2018 |work=The Royal Gazette |date=July 25, 2018}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Bhutan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bhutan}} Illegal, but plants grow prolifically and have multiple traditional uses, such as feeding pigs and producing textiles.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Bhutan|journal=UNODC: South Asia Regional Profile|date=September 2005|pages=21–26|url=https://www.unodc.org/pdf/india/publications/south_Asia_Regional_Profile_Sept_2005/09_bhutan.pdf |accessdate=30 November 2016}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Bolivia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 50&nbsp;g}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bolivia}}
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| {{Flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bosnia and Herzegovina}} In 2016 it was announced that the Ministry of Civil Affairs had formed a task force to explore the legalizing of cannabis and [[cannabinoids]] for medicinal purposes.<ref>{{cite web |author=Bosnia Today |url=http://www.bosniatoday.ba/bosnia-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-this-year/ |title=Bosnia to legalize medical marijuana this year - Bosnia Today |publisher=Bosniatoday.ba |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924221422/http://www.bosniatoday.ba/bosnia-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-this-year/ |archivedate=24 September 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Botswana}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Botswana}} Cannabis (or ''dagga'') is illegal.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.issafrica.org/cdct/mainpages/pdf/Organised%20Crime/Legislation/Botswana/Botswana%20Drugs%20and%20Related%20Substances%20Act%2018%20of%201992%20.pdf |title = Drugs and related substances act no. 18 of 1992 |publisher = Government of Botswana |date = |accessdate = 2013-10-03 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006215219/http://www.issafrica.org/cdct/mainpages/pdf/Organised%20Crime/Legislation/Botswana/Botswana%20Drugs%20and%20Related%20Substances%20Act%2018%20of%201992%20.pdf |archivedate = 6 October 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.sundaystandard.info/print_article.php?NewsID=13507 |title = Is dagga the healing of a nation? |publisher = Sunday Standard |date = 7 October 2013 |accessdate = 2013-10-03 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131007004351/http://www.sundaystandard.info/print_article.php?NewsID=13507 |archivedate = 7 October 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Brazil}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal (educational measures for small amounts and private use)}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|[[Nabiximols|Sativex]]}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal (educational measures for small amounts and private use)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Brazil}} Possession of any illegal drug entails a warning, [[community service]], and education on the effects of drug use. Sale, transportation, cultivation, and possession of large amounts are considered drug trafficking.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Congresso Nacional |authorlink1=Congress of Brazil |title=Lei nº 11.343 |url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2006/Lei/L11343.htm |website=www.planalto.gov.br |publisher=Presidência da República - Casa Civil |location=Brasília |language=pt-br |date=23 August 2006 |accessdate =13 October 2009}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Brunei}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Brunei}}
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| {{Flag|Bulgaria}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Bulgaria}} Cannabis is classified as a class A (High-risk) drug, together with Heroin, [[Cocaine]], [[Amphetamines]], and [[MDMA]] (ecstasy). Until 2004, a loosely defined "personal dose" existed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulgaria: Country Drug Report 2017 |url=http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/countries/drug-reports/2017/bulgaria/drug-laws-and-offences_en |website=European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Burkina Faso}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Burkina Faso}}
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| {{Flag|Burundi}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Burundi}}
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| id="C" | {{Flag|Cambodia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cambodia}} Illegal,<ref>{{cite web|title=Law on Drug Management (Drug Control)|url=http://www.cambodiainvestment.gov.kh/law-on-drug-management-drug-control_961209.html|website=Council for the Development of Cambodia|accessdate=16 July 2017|quote=Article 2 : Except for the cases of the article 14, the cultivation of opium poppy, cocoa plants, cannabis indica and cannabis saliva in the Kingdom of Cambodia, shall be prohibited.}}</ref> but this prohibition is lax and enforced opportunistically.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Soenthrith|first1=Saing|title=Foreigners Arrested in Siem Reap Marijuana Bust|url=https://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/foreigners-arrested-in-siem-reap-marijuana-bust-14816/|accessdate=16 July 2017|publisher=Phnom Penh Post|date=15 March 2013|language=English|quote=Police in Siem Reap City on Tuesday arrested 18 people, including 14 foreign nationals, during raids on two establishments, where they confiscated a stash of marijuana and an as-yet-unidentified powder, police said.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lina|title=Recreational drugs in Cambodia|url=http://www.movetocambodia.com/living-in-cambodia/safety-and-security/recreational-drugs-in-cambodia/|website=Move To Cambodia|accessdate=16 July 2017|quote=Foreigners are rarely prosecuted for small amounts of marijuana, but expect to pay a few bribes if you do get caught.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Harfenist|first1=Ethan|title=The high life|url=http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/high-life|accessdate=16 July 2017|agency=Phnom Penh Post|date=30 May 2015}}</ref> "Happy" restaurants in cities publicly offer food cooked with marijuana, or as a side garnish.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.gosihanoukville.com/dining/happy/index.html |title = Happy Restaurants (sic) in Sihanoukville |publisher = GoSihanoukville.com |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Cameroon}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cameroon}}
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| {{Flag|Canada}}
| {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Main|Cannabis in Canada|Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory}} Legal for medicinal purposes since 2001 and for recreational purposes since 2018. Age and regulations of consumption vary by province.<ref>{{cite web |title=What you need to know about cannabis |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/campaigns/cannabis/canadians.html |website=Government of Canada}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Cape Verde}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cape Verde}}
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| {{Flag|Central African Republic}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Central African Republic}}
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| {{Flag|Chad}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Chad}}
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| {{Flag|Chile}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Instructivo para acreditar el uso medicinal del cannabis frente a procedimientos policiales|url=http://www.fundaciondaya.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/INSTRUCTIVO-PARA-ACREDITAR-EL-USO-MEDICINAL-DEL-CANNABIS-FRENTE-A-PROCEDIMIENTOS-POLICIALES2.pdf|accessdate=11 July 2016|language=es-ES}}</ref> ||{{main|Cannabis in Chile}} Private personal use<ref>{{cite web|url=http://druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/chile/item/202-chile|title=Chile - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> and recreational cultivation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elquintopoder.cl/ciudadania/el-autocultivo-de-cannabis-es-legal-en-chile-tambien-el-colectivo/|title=El cultivo colectivo de Cannabis, legal en Chile|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delaferia.cl/noticia/corte-suprema-autocultivo-de-marihuana-es-legal-en-chile/|title=Autocultivo de marihuana es legal en Chile - Delaferia|work=Delaferia|accessdate=25 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225091153/http://www.delaferia.cl/noticia/corte-suprema-autocultivo-de-marihuana-es-legal-en-chile/|archive-date=25 February 2016|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ana María Gazmuri: "En Chile hoy en día el autocultivo es legal"|url=http://www.fundaciondaya.org/en-chile-hoy-en-dia-el-autocultivo-es-legal/|accessdate=11 July 2016|language=es-ES|date=24 August 2015}}</ref> decriminalized. Medicinal cultivation legal with the authorization of The Chilean Agriculture Service (SAG)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29693386|title=Chile plants cannabis for medicinal use|work=BBC News|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref> and sale of medication allowed on prescription in pharmacies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latercera.com/noticia/nacional/2015/10/680-652201-9-en-diciembre-estaria-autorizada-la-venta-de-medicamentos-con-cannabis-en.shtml|title=En diciembre estaría autorizada la venta de medicamentos con cannabis en farmacias|author=Grupo Copesa|date=20 October 2015|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|People's Republic of China}} (PRC)
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}}<ref name="Chen Li Otto 2002">{{cite book | last=Chen | first=J. | last2=Li | first2=Y. | last3=Otto | first3=J.M. | title=Implementation of Law in the People's Republic of China | publisher=Springer Netherlands | series=The London Leiden Series on Law | year=2002 | isbn=978-90-411-1834-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_fCdaPw3VugC&pg=PA202 | page=202}}</ref> ||{{main|Cannabis in China}}
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| {{Flag|Colombia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 22&nbsp;g for personal use}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for medical use.}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal up to twenty plants for personal consumption. No limit for medicinal use and if licensed by the "National Anti-narcotics Council"}} || {{main|Cannabis in Colombia}} Decriminalized up to 22&nbsp;g for personal consumption. Individuals carrying greater amounts, or cultivating up to 20 plants, cannot be prosecuted if the drug is for personal use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/corte-dice-que-dosis-minima-no-es-cuantificable/465394 |title=Drogas: la dosis mínima ya no será tan mínima |publisher=Semana.com |date=2016-03-14 |accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = http://www.alcaldiabogota.gov.co/sisjur/normas/Norma1.jsp?i=2774 |title =Ley 30 de 1986 |publisher = alcaldiabogota.gov.co |date = 31 January 1986 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/karlazabludovsky/colombia-just-legalized-medical-marijuana#.woGWNd87m |title=Colombia Just Legalized Medical Marijuana |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |date=22 December 2015 |accessdate=22 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wp.presidencia.gov.co/sitios/normativa/decretos/2015/Decretos2015/DECRETO%202467%20DEL%2022%20DE%20DICIEMBRE%20DE%202015.pdf |title=Decreto Número 2467 de 2015 |publisher=Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Colombia) |date=22 December 2015 |accessdate=22 December 2015}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Comoros}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Comoros}} Cannabis was legal during the Comorian historical period between January 1975 and May 1978, when president [[Ali Soilih]] legalized cannabis consumption among other measures.<ref>[http://www.niyel.net/docs/Dossier_1_fr.pdf Dossiers sur les 30 Chefs d'Etat ou de Gouvernements tués] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723222625/http://www.niyel.net/docs/Dossier_1_fr.pdf |date=23 July 2011 }}{{fr}}</ref><ref name="French1997">{{cite journal|last1=French|first1=Howard|title=The Mercenary Position|journal=Transition |issue=73|year=1997 |pages=110–121|issn=0041-1191|doi=10.2307/2935448 |jstor = 2935448 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2935448 |accessdate=29 June 2018 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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| {{Flag|Republic of the Congo}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Republic of the Congo}}
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| {{Flag|Costa Rica}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized<ref name="nacion1">{{citation |url = http://www.nacion.com/2010-08-24/ElPais/NotasSecundarias/ElPais2495186.aspx |title = Chinchilla ve complicado legalizar la marihuana – EL PAÍS – La Nación |publisher = Nacion.com |date = 24 August 2010 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110217030322/http://www.nacion.com/2010-08-24/ElPais/NotasSecundarias/ElPais2495186.aspx |archivedate = 17 February 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="tcrn">{{citation |url = http://thecostaricanews.com/crime-courts/weed-in-costa-rica/ |title = Marijuana in Costa Rica: Laws, History and Potential |publisher = The Costa Rica News |date = 18 December 2015 |accessdate = 2015-12-30 }}</ref>}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{main|Cannabis in Costa Rica}} Decriminalization ''de facto'' implemented since police officers do not detain people carrying enough for only personal consumption, yet no amount has been defined as a minimum for possession. Use of cannabis is widespread throughout the country.<ref name="nacion1" /><ref name="tcrn" />
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| {{Flag|Croatia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}}<ref name="zakon.hr">{{cite web |url=http://www.zakon.hr/z/293/Zakon-o-suzbijanju-zlouporabe-droga |title=Zakon o suzbijanju zlouporabe droga |language=Croatian |accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Balkan Insight">{{cite web |url =http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/croatia-first-balkan-county-to-legalize-medical-marijuana-10-15-2015-1 |title = Croatia Legalises Marijuana for Medical Use |publisher = Balkan Insight |date =2016 |accessdate = 2016-07-27 }}</ref> || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}}<ref name="Balkan Insight"/> || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Croatia}} Possession of small amounts considered a misdemeanor which leads to fine. Medicinal cannabis legal for patients with illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, or AIDS.<ref name="Balkan Insight"/>
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| {{Flag|Cuba}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cuba}}
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| {{Flag|Cyprus}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for cancer patients<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tharoor|first1=Avinash|title=Cyprus Set to Provide Cannabis Oil to Cancer Patients|url=http://www.talkingdrugs.org/cyprus-set-to-provide-cannabis-oil-to-cancer-patients|accessdate=15 November 2017|work=Talking Drugs|date=1 February 2017}}</ref>}} || {{no|Illegal (decriminalized for some farms to grow hemp)}} || {{main|Cannabis in Cyprus}} Class B substance – life imprisonment is possible for use and maximum 8 years for possession (at the maximum 2 years for the first offence for under 25-year-olds).<ref>{{cite web|title=Overviews of legal topics: possession of cannabis for personal use|url=http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/legal-topic-overviews/cannabis-possession-for-personal-use|website=EMCDDA|accessdate=26 July 2015}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Czech Republic}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 10&nbsp;g since 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legalizace.cz/nejvys-10-gramu-konopi-soud-nove-stanovil-vetsi-nez-male-mnozstvi-drog/|title=Nejvýš 10 gramů konopí. Soud nově stanovil větší než malé množství drog - Legalizace.cz|date=9 April 2014|publisher=}}</ref> Initially decriminalized in 2010 for up to 15&nbsp;g.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legalizace.cz/aktualni-zakon-o-konopi-v-cr/|title=Aktuální zákon o konopí v ČR - Legalizace.cz|date=19 October 2017|publisher=}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized for cultivation of up to five plants. Cultivation for medicinal purposes subject to license legal.}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Czech Republic}} Possession of up to 15&nbsp;g or cultivation of up to 5 plants is a misdemeanor subject to minor fine - mostly not enforced. Popular destination for smokers.<ref>{{citation |author = |url = http://ireadculture.com/2011/07/news/the-next-amsterdam/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719104209/http://ireadculture.com/2011/07/news/the-next-amsterdam/ |dead-url = yes |archive-date = 2011-07-19 |title = The Next Amsterdam – Culture Magazine |publisher = Ireadculture.com |date = |accessdate = 2011-12-14 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last = Carney |first = Sean |url = https://blogs.wsj.com/new-europe/2009/12/08/czech-govt-allows-5-cannabis-plants-for-personal-use-from-2010/ |title = Wall Street Journal. Czech Govt Allows 5 Cannabis Plants For Personal Use From 2010. 8th December 2009 |publisher = Blogs.wsj.com |date = 8 December 2009 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> Medicinal use legal and regulated since 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://the420times.com/2013/04/czech-republic-pharmacies-began-selling-medical-cannabis/ |title = Czech Republic Pharmacies Began Selling Medical Cannabis |publisher = The420times.com |date = |accessdate = 2013-06-23 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130620054056/http://the420times.com/2013/04/czech-republic-pharmacies-began-selling-medical-cannabis/ |archive-date = 20 June 2013 |dead-url = yes |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/czech-republic-medical-marijuana_n_2693657.html |title = Czech Republic Legalizes Medical Marijuana Use |publisher = Huffingtonpost.com |date = 15 February 2013|accessdate = 2013-06-23 }}</ref>
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| id="D" | {{Flag|Denmark}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal for recreational use, however, the law is often unenforced by police. (Declared legal in Freetown but this is unrecognized by Danish authorities)}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Legal with government license. Licenses issued for medical production only.}} || {{main|Cannabis in Denmark}} As with all drugs, cannabis-related offences are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 2 years.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.1stmarijuanagrowerspage.com/denmark-marijuana-cannabis-laws.html |title = Denmark marijuana laws – cannabis growing and marijuana seeds |publisher = 1stmarijuanagrowerspage.com |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> [[Freetown Christiania]], a self-declared autonomous community in Copenhagen, is known for its cannabis trade.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Radicella |first1=Lucas |title=Copenhagen's largest cannabis market shut down |url=https://www.euronews.com/2018/05/22/copenhagen-s-largest-cannabis-market-shut-down |website=Euronews |accessdate=17 October 2018 |date=22 May 2018}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Djibouti}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Djibouti}}
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| {{Flag|Dominica}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Dominica}} Class B drug to cultivate, sell, or possess.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/chapters/chap40-07.pdf |title = Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, Chapter 40:07 |format = PDF |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Dominican Republic}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Dominican Republic}}
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| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in East Timor}}
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| {{Flag|Ecuador}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 10&nbsp;g}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ecuador}} Possession of small amounts decriminalized.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.druglawreform.info/en/country-information/ecuador |title = Ecuador |publisher = Drug Law Reform in Latin America |accessdate = 2011-01-31 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = http://www.druglawreform.info/images/stories/documents/ley108ec.pdf |title = Law 108 – Ecuador |accessdate = 2011-01-31 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = https://photos.state.gov/libraries/quito/153436/ACS/imprisioned-pamphlet.pdf |title = US Embassy, Ecuador – Information for American Citizens |accessdate = 2011-01-31 }}</ref> Possession of under 10&nbsp;g is considered personal use and not punished.<ref>[http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/english-bulletin/item/marijuana-decriminalized-but-not-yet-legal.html] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802023614/http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/english-bulletin/item/marijuana-decriminalized-but-not-yet-legal.html |date=2 August 2013 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Egypt}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Egypt}} Illegal since 1925<ref>{{citation |url = http://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/cannabis-egypt |title = Cannabis in Egypt |publisher = The Sensi Seed Bank |author = Seshata |accessdate = 2014-01-20 }}</ref> but use is widespread. Convictions for personal use are rare.<ref>{{citation |url = http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2010/05/egypts-pot-problem-a-marijuana-shortage.html |title = Egypt's Pot Problem? A Marijuana Shortage |publisher = [[ABC News]] |author = Lama Hasan |date = 5 May 2010 |accessdate = 2011-01-31 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110301233324/http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2010/05/egypts-pot-problem-a-marijuana-shortage.html |archivedate = 1 March 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Formerly a plant of high status with several documented medicinal uses in ancient times.
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| {{Flag|El Salvador}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in El Salvador}}
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| {{Flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Equatorial Guinea}}
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| {{Flag|Eritrea}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Eritrea}}
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| {{Flag|Estonia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|With a special permit<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ravimiamet.ee/kanepi-ja-kannabinoidide-meditsiiniline-kasutamine|title=Kanepi ja kannabinoidide meditsiiniline kasutamine - Ravimiamet|website=www.ravimiamet.ee}}</ref>}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Estonia}} Up to 7.5&nbsp;g is considered an amount for personal use, and is punished with a fine. Large amounts and distribution are criminal offences punishable with a custodial sentence of up to 5 years.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.eupedia.com/europe/maps_of_europe.shtml#cannabis |title = Europe Guide : Maps of Europe by language, religion, population density, hair and eye color, etc |publisher = Eupedia.com |date = 19 April 1994 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Ethiopia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ethiopia}} Despite being the spiritual homeland of the [[Rastafari movement]], possession of cannabis can result in up to six months imprisonment.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/us-warns-american-rastas-about-ethiopian-laws-1.232633 |title = US warns American Rastas about Ethiopian laws |publisher = iol.co.za |date = 29 January 2005 |accessdate = 2011-10-08 }}</ref>
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| id="F" | {{Flag|Fiji}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Fiji}}
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| {{Flag|Finland}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{Partial|Illegal but sometimes not enforced}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal under license.}} || {{Hs|2}} {{Partial|Legal for medicinal use only}} || {{main|Cannabis in Finland}} Personal use is generally not prosecuted in court but subject to summary fine. Medicinal cannabis possible under a special license since 2006; in 2014, 223 licenses were issued.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silvàn|first1=Sini|title=Lääkekannabis edelleen marginaalinen lääke|url=http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2015/04/20/laakekannabis-edelleen-marginaalinen-laake|publisher=YLE|accessdate=6 December 2016|language=Finnish}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|France}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Some cannabis-derived drugs.}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in France}} Cultivation, sale, ownership and consumption prohibited.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCodeArticle.do;jsessionid=084CA313C431F0D0BC93F76E7FAEC41A.tpdjo13v_3?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006072665&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006801195&dateTexte=20081018&categorieLien=cid |title = Code de la santé publique |language = French |publisher = Legifrance.gouv.fr |date = 29 July 2004 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> Use of some cannabinoid drugs legal since 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legalising or decriminalizing cannabis in France: not that easy|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/06/france-legalising-or-decriminalizing-cannabis-not-that-easy|accessdate=15 December 2013|newspaper=Euronews|date=6 November 2013|author=Marie Jamet}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=French law on pot-based medicine takes effect|url=http://www.thelocal.fr/20130610/legalized-cannabis-tea-could-be-on-drug-menu-for-french-patients-in-pharmacies|accessdate=15 December 2013|newspaper=The Local|date=10 June 2013|author=Ann Törnkvist}}</ref>
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| id="G" | {{Flag|Gabon}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Gabon}}
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| {{Flag|Gambia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Gambia}}
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| {{Flag|Georgia}}
| {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for possession and consumption but not for sale, per a July 2018 ruling by the [[Constitutional Court of Georgia]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Georgian Court Abolishes Fines For Marijuana Consumption |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/georgian-constitutional-court-abolishes-fines-for-marijuana-consumption/29399496.html |accessdate=9 August 2018 |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=30 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Marijuana consumption regulations unveiled by Georgia’s Interior Ministry |url=http://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/1847 |accessdate=7 September 2018 |work=Agenda.ge |date=5 September 2018}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|2}} {{Partial|Use is legal, but no system for the dispensing of cannabis exists.}} || {{Partial|Decriminalized for personal use <ref>{{cite news |title=Norms envisaging imprisonment for marijuana use now null and void in Georgia |url=http://agenda.ge/en/news/2016/3159 |accessdate=23 September 2018 |work=Agenda.ge |date=24 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Constitutional Court's Judgment on Sowing, Growing and Cultivation of Weed |url=http://drugpolicy.dsl.ge/eng/weedcultivationconstitutionalcourt.htm |accessdate=23 September 2018 |work=Drug Policy Georgia |date=19 July 2017}}</ref> }} || {{main|Cannabis in Georgia (country)}}
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| {{Flag|Germany}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{Partial|Illegal but often tolerated. Under federal law, prosecution is optional for possession of "small amounts".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schuster |first1=Kathleen |title=5 facts about cannabis laws in Germany |url=https://www.dw.com/en/5-facts-about-cannabis-laws-in-germany/a-42709969 |accessdate=11 September 2018 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=10 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cannabis in Germany |url=https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/cannabis-germany/ |website=Sensi Seeds |accessdate=11 September 2018}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal to those with a prescription}} || {{Hs|2}} {{Partial|Legal if permission is given by "Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices"}} || {{main|Cannabis in Germany}} Recreational possession illegal, but charges almost always dropped. Consumption itself considered [[Self-harm#Drugs and alcohol|self-harm]], which is not a crime. Since early 2017, medicinal use is legal for seriously ill patients who have consulted with a doctor and "have no therapeutic alternative".<ref name=cnn1>{{cite web|last1=Berlinger|first1=Joshua|title=Germany to legalize medicinal marijuana by 2017|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/04/europe/germany-medicinal-marijuana/|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Germany to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/03/germany-to-legalise-cannabis-for-medicinal-purposes/|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=2 December 2016|date=3 May 2016}}</ref><ref name=welt1>{{cite web|last1=Kade|first1=Claudia|title=Ab 2017 gibt es Cannabis auf Kassenrezept|url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article154992002/Ab-2017-gibt-es-Cannabis-auf-Kassenrezept.html|publisher=Die Welt|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cannabis als Medizin|url=https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/ministerium/meldungen/2016/cannabisarzneimittel-kabinett.html|publisher=Bundesministerium für Gesundheit|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cannabis auf Kassenkosten|url=https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/kabinett-cannabis-101.html|publisher=Tagesschau|accessdate=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Medical Cannabis is Now Officially Legal in Germany|url=https://blog.seedsman.com/breaking-medical-cannabis-now-officially-legal-germany/|publisher=Seedsman|accessdate=20 January 2017}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Ghana}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ghana}}
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| {{Flag|Greece}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{Partial|Legal for medicinal use only}} || {{main|Cannabis in Greece}}
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| {{Flag|Greenland}} (Kalaallit Nunaat)
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Greenland}}
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| {{Flag|Grenada}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Grenada}}
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| {{Flag|Guatemala}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guatemala}} In 2016 a constitutional commission rejected proposals to legalize medicinal or recreational use of cannabis.<ref>{{cite web|author=Milena Lopez |url=http://www.tn8.tv/cronica-tn8/373406-comision-rechaza-uso-medicinal-marihuana-guatemala/ |title=Comisión Rechaza Uso Medicinal De La Marihuana En Guatemala |publisher=Tn8.tv |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Juan Toro |url=http://clustersalud.americaeconomia.com/guatemala-rechazan-uso-marihuana-medicinal/ |title=Guatemala: Rechazan uso de marihuana medicinal - Cluster Salud, La Industria de la vida |publisher=Clustersalud.americaeconomia.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-30}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Guinea}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guinea}}
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| {{Flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guinea-Bissau}}
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| {{Flag|Guyana}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Guyana}} Possession of 15&nbsp;g or over can result in charges of drug trafficking.<ref name="stabroeknews1">{{cite web|url=http://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/news/stories/12/04/rastafarian-community-protests-unjust-marijuana-laws/ |title=Rastafarian community protests against ‘unjust’ marijuana laws |publisher=Stabroek News |date= |accessdate=2015-12-06}}</ref>
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| id="H" | {{Flag|Haiti}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Haiti}}
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| {{Flag|Honduras}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Honduras}} The possession, sale, transportation, and cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Honduras.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/juris/Leyes/Ley%20sobre%20uso%20Indebido%20y%20Trafico%20Ilicito%20de%20Drogas%20y%20Sustancias%20Psicotropicas.pdf|title=Ley Sobre Uso Indebido y Trafico Ilicito de Drogas y Sustancias Psicotropicas|publisher=}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Hong Kong}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Hong Kong}} The possession, sale, transportation, cultivation of cannabis is illegal under the Dangerous Drug Ordinance.<ref name="Police.gov.hk">{{citation |url = http://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_en/04_crime_matters/drug/law_pen.html |title = Information on the official web site of the Hong Kong Police Force |publisher = Police.gov.hk |date = |accessdate = 2011-12-14 }}</ref> (Chapter 134 of the [[Law of Hong Kong]])
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| {{Flag|Hungary}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Hungary}} There is no distinction in Hungarian law between illicit drugs according to dangers. Heroin use has the same legal consequences as cannabis use.<ref>{{citation |author = Minstrel |url = http://www.daath.hu/showText.php?id=62#chapter3 |title = Társaság a Szabadságjogokért: Drogjog 1999 Voted Vote D2ID : 62 |publisher = Daath.hu |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| id="I" | {{Flag|Iceland}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Iceland}} Banned in 1969.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marihuana og LSD loks bannað hér!|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=3378672|accessdate=10 December 2016|issue=235|publisher=Tíminn|date=25 October 1969|language=Icelandic}}</ref> Consumption is illegal even in small amounts. Possession, sale, transportation, and cultivation could result in jail time, with heavy fines given.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.althingi.is/dba-bin/unds.pl?txti=/wwwtext/html/lagasofn/136a/1974065.html&leito=kannabis#word1 |title = Lög um ávana- og fíkniefni 1974 nr. 65 21. maí |publisher = www.althingi.is |accessdate = 2009-02-09 }}</ref> But possession prohibition is often not enforced.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}
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| {{Flag|India}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal at the federal level.<br/>Legal or tolerated in several states such as [[Bihar]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[West Bengal]], and the [[Northeast India|North-Eastern states]].<br/>Decriminalized in [[Gujarat]].}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal at the federal level.<br/>Industrial hemp legal at the state level in [[Uttarakhand]].<br/>Legal or tolerated in several states such as [[Bihar]], [[Gujarat]], [[Odisha]], [[West Bengal]], and the [[Northeast India|North-Eastern states]].}} ||
{{main|Cannabis in India}} Albeit illegal, usage is prevalent and some government-owned shops sell cannabis in the form of [[bhang]]. Prohibition is rarely enforced and treated as low priority across India. Legalized in [[Uttarakhand]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uttarakhand To Become First Indian State To Legalise Cannabis Cultivation|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/uttarakhand-to-become-first-indian-state-to-legalise-cannabis-cultivation-247769.html|website=Indiatimes|accessdate=12 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> Decriminalized in [[Gujarat]] since 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-further-tightens-prohibition/articleshow/57302748.cms|title=Gujarat further tightens prohibition - Times of India|website=indiatimes.com|accessdate=6 September 2017}}</ref> Other states have their own laws allowing cannabis, locally known as ''Ganja''.
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| {{Flag|Indonesia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal }} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Indonesia}} Banned in 1927.<ref name="Slone2003">{{cite book|author=Thomas H. Slone|title=Prokem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phbLKWrK-9MC&pg=PA26|year=2003|publisher=Masalai Press|isbn=978-0-9714127-5-0|pages=26–}}</ref> Minimum sentence of 4 years in prison (additional fines may apply) if caught in possession.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bnn.go.id/portal/_uploads/perundangan/2009/10/27/uu-nomor-35-tahun-2009-tentang-narkotika-ok.pdf |title = Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia No. 35 Tahun 2009 tentang Narkotika |work = BNN RI |accessdate = 3 May 2013 }}</ref> However, if the user is underage, they may instead be sentenced to rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aquino |first1=Michael |title=Drug Laws in Bali and the Rest of Indonesia |url=https://www.tripsavvy.com/drug-laws-in-indonesia-1629332 |website=TripSavvy |accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Iran}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal, but not strictly enforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Iran}}
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| {{Flag|Iraq}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Iraq}}
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| {{Flag|Ireland}}
| {{no|Illegal}}<ref name="citizensinformation_ie">{{cite web|url=http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/criminal_law/criminal_offences/drug_offences.html#l1f4da|title=Drug offences|date=20 July 2016|publisher=Citizens Information Board|accessdate=5 December 2016|location=Dublin}}</ref> || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|May be licensed.<ref name=kildare>{{cite web|url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/wrans/?id=2016-10-26a.310|title=Medicinal Products Availability: : Written answers|date=26 Oct 2016|work=Dáil Éireann debates|publisher=KildareStreet.com|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref>}}<ref name="citizensinformation_ie"/> || {{no|Illegal}}<ref name="citizensinformation_ie"/>
| {{main|Cannabis in Ireland}} The National Drugs Strategy of 2009–2016 did not favour decriminalising cannabis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://health.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/nds_2009-16.pdf#page=28 |format=PDF |title=National Drugs Strategy (interim) 2009-2016 |date=June 2009 |series=Official publications |volume=PN.A7/0508 |publisher=Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |page=26, sec.2.49 |accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref> A new strategy is planned from 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://health.gov.ie/blog/press-release/minister-catherine-byrne-td-announces-a-public-consultation-on-the-new-national-drugs-strategy/|title=Minister Catherine Byrne TD announces a Public Consultation on the New National Drugs Strategy |date=6 September 2016|publisher=Department of Health|accessdate=5 December 2016|location=Ireland}}</ref> Cannabis-derived medicines may be licensed since 2014.<ref name=kildare/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/si/323/made/en/print|title=S.I. No. 323/2014 - Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Regulations 2014.|work=[[Irish Statute Book]]|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref> A review of policy on medicinal cannabis was announced in November 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/committees/?gid=2016-11-10a.1387|title=Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Quarterly Update On Health Issues: Discussion|last=Harris|first=Simon|date=10 November 2016|work=Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees proceedings|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref> and a [[private member's bill]] to legalise it passed [[second reading|second stage]] in the [[Dáil Éireann|Dáil]] in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2016-12-01a.404|title=Cannabis for Medicinal Use (Regulations) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members]|date=1 December 2016|work=Dáil debates|publisher=kildarestreet.com|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1201/835669-cannabis-medicinal-use-dail/|title=Medicinal cannabis bill passes Dáil without vote|date=2016-12-01|newspaper=RTE.ie|access-date=2016-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=33497&&CatID=59|title=Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016 Bill 2016 [PMB]|work=Bills|publisher=Oireachtas|accessdate=5 December 2016}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Israel}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Currently illegal; decriminalization to take effect in April 2019}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Licensed medicinal providers only}} || {{main|Cannabis in Israel}} Personal possession decriminalized, with offenders going through a 4-stage process should they admit to their crime.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-marijuana-legal-decriminalise-knesset-cannabis-weed-illegal-drugs-a8246161.html|title=Israel's parliament unanimously votes to progress cannabis decriminalisation|last=|first=|date=|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-08-12|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Italy}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized; allowed for religious usage}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Italy}} Possession of small amounts for personal use is a misdemeanor subject to fines and the suspension of documents (passports or driver's licenses). Sale and cultivation punishable by imprisonment, even if in small amounts and for exclusive personal use. Licensed cultivation for medicinal and industrial use strictly regulated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefetturateramo.linkonline.it/REFERENDUM/PRECEDENTI/1974-1993.htm|title=linkonline.it|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Ivory Coast}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ivory Coast}}
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| id="J" | {{Flag|Jamaica}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized; legal for [[Rastafari]]}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Jamaica}} Decriminalized in amounts up to 2 oz or cultivation of up to 5 plants since 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jamaica Lawmakers Decriminalize Small Amounts of 'Ganja'|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/jamaica-decriminalizes-small-amounts-ganja-29205668?singlePage=true|accessdate=25 February 2015|publisher=ABC News|date=25 February 2015}}</ref> In 2018, the first medical cannabis dispensary was opened in Jamaica.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bud |first1=Monterey |title=Jamaica’s Kaya Farms Becomes First Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Open |url=https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/03/jamaicas-kaya-farms-becomes-first-medical-marijuana-dispensary-to-open/ |accessdate=15 July 2018 |work=marijuana.com |date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Japan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Japan}} Restricted in 1948.<ref name="ShikitaTsuchiya2012">{{cite book|author1=Minoru Shikita|author2=Shinichi Tsuchiya|title=Crime and Criminal Policy in Japan: Analysis and Evaluation of the Showa Era, 1926–1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9pHfBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA13|date=6 December 2012|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=978-1-4612-2816-5|pages=13–}}</ref> Use and possession are punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and a fine. Cultivation, sale, and transport are punishable by 7–10 years imprisonment and a fine.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.japanhemp.org/en/taimalaw.htm |title = Cannabis Control Law |publisher = japanhemp.org |date = |accessdate = 2015-08-04 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Jordan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Jordan}}
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| id="K" | {{Flag|Kazakhstan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kazakhstan}}
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| {{Flag|Kenya}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kenya}}
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| {{Flag|Kiribati}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kiribati}}
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| {{Flag|Kosovo}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kosovo}}
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| {{Flag|Kuwait}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kuwait}}
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| {{Flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Kyrgyzstan}}
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| id="L" | {{Flag|Laos}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Main|Cannabis in Laos}}
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| {{Flag|Latvia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Latvia}} Cannabis is illegal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?mode=DOC&id=50539 |title=Par Krimināllikuma spēkā stāšanās un piemērošanas kārtību |publisher=''[[likumi.lv]]'' |date= |accessdate=2013-06-23 |language=Latvian}}</ref> Possession of up to one gram can result in a fine of €280, for second offences within a year period criminal charges are applied. Larger quantities can be punished with up to 15 years in prison.
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| {{Flag|Lebanon}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Lebanon}} Hashish banned in 1926;<ref name="Clarke1998">{{cite book|author=Robert Connell Clarke|title=Hashish!|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hblBKeAE9rgC|year=1998|publisher=Red Eye Press|isbn=978-0-929349-05-3}}</ref> cannabis cultivation banned in 1992.<ref>{{cite book|title=Réalités|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPU7AQAAIAAJ|date=May 1996|publisher=Spectacle du monde|page=354|quote=Les Américains ne lâchant pas prise, le gouvernement libanais interdisait officiellement la culture du pavot et du cannabis en 1992.}}</ref> Possession is illegal. However, large amounts are grown within the country and personal use, as long as not in public, is not a major issue.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1016/p06s02-wome.html |title = In Lebanon, a comeback for cannabis / The Christian Science Monitor |publisher = CSMonitor.com |date = 16 October 2007 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Lesotho}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but tolerated}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Medicinal cultivation with Ministry of Health authorisation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.okayafrica.com/lesotho-granted-first-legal-marijuana-license-africa/|title=Lesotho Just Granted Africa's First Legal Marijuana License|date=13 September 2017|publisher=}}</ref>}} || {{main|Cannabis in Lesotho}}
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| {{Flag|Liberia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Liberia}}
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| {{Flag|Libya}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Libya}}
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| {{Flag|Liechtenstein}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Liechtenstein}}
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| {{Flag|Lithuania}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Lithuania}}
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| {{Flag|Luxembourg}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{Partial|Decriminalized }}|| {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Luxembourg}} Transportation and consumption are illegal. Since 2001, decriminalized and prison penalty has been substituted by a monetary fine ranging from €250 to €2,500.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2001/0611705/0611705.pdf#page=2 |work = Excerpt of the "Mémorial A" of the Luxembourgish legislation |title = Art. 7 and Art. 8 refer to the usage of narcotics }}</ref><ref name="Lowinson2005">{{cite book|author=Joyce H. Lowinson|title=Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HtGb2wNsgn4C&pg=PA31|year=2005|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=978-0-7817-3474-5|pages=31–}}</ref>
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| id="M" | {{Flag|Macau}}, SAR of China
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Macau}}
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| {{Flag|Macedonia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Macedonia}} If one possesses a larger amount, a jail sentence of anywhere from 3 months to 5 years may be given.<ref>{{citation |author = |url = http://www.encod.org/info/MACEDONIA.html |title = European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies |publisher = Encod.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110518004610/http://www.encod.org/info/MACEDONIA.html |archivedate = 18 May 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> Medicinal cannabis legalized since 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.balkanews.org/index.php/2016/02/10/macedonia-parliament-legalizes-medical-marijuana/|title=Macedonia: Parliament Legalizes Medical Marijuana|work=Eurasia Review}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Madagascar}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Madagascar}}
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| {{Flag|Malaysia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Malaysia}} Mandatory death penalty for convicted drug traffickers, legally defined as individuals possessing more than 200&nbsp;g (7 oz) of cannabis.<ref>{{citation|url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_960.html |title=Malaysia |publisher=Travel.state.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-02-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217140806/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_960.html |archivedate=17 February 2011 |df= }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Malawi}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Malawi}} Illegal but widely used and cultivated; Malawian cannabis is famed internationally for its quality.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/920052.stm |title=AFRICA &#124; Malawi Rastas' marijuana struggle |publisher=BBC News |date=2000-09-11 |accessdate=2011-04-20}}</ref> Chamba is grown mainly in central and northern regions like [[Mzuzu]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/17/world/marijuana-cultivation-increases-in-malawi.html |title=Marijuana Cultivation Increases in Malawi - New York Times |publisher=Nytimes.com |date=1998-12-17 |accessdate=2011-04-20}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Maldives}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in the Maldives}}
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| {{Flag|Mali}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mali}}
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| {{Flag|Malta}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 3.5g}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}}|| {{no|Illegal}}
|| {{main|Cannabis in Malta}} As of 2015, simple possession is decriminalized, but remains an arrestable offense for the police purpose of collecting intelligence about drug trafficking. Cultivation for personal use will no longer be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence or suspended sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/51881/new_drugs_reform_law_into_force_today_what_has_changed#.WDYlVpLvhDq |title=New drugs reform law into force today– what has changed? |publisher=MaltaToday.com.mt |date=2015-04-15 |accessdate=2016-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Neil Camilleri |url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-03-17/local-news/Simple-possession-to-remain-an-arrestable-offence-but-only-to-fight-drug-trade-Bonnici-6736132323 |title=Simple possession to remain an ‘arrestable offence’ - but only to fight drug trade – Bonnici - The Malta Independent |publisher=Independent.com.mt |date=2015-03-17 |accessdate=2016-11-26}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Marshall Islands}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Marshall Islands}}
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| {{Flag|Mauritania}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mauritania}}
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| {{Flag|Mauritius}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mauritius}}
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| {{Flag|Mexico}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|''De facto'' legal for personal use.}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Legal for medical use,<br />THC content below 1%.<ref name="RollingStone">{{cite news|last1=Janikian|first1=Michelle|title=Legal Pot In Mexico: Everything You Need to Know|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/legal-pot-in-mexico-everything-you-need-to-know-w503038|accessdate=15 November 2017|work=Rolling Stone|date=14 September 2017}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Legal for medical purposes.<br />''De facto'' legal for personal use.}} || {{Main|Cannabis in Mexico}} Possession of 5&nbsp;g decriminalized since 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/world/americas/21mexico.html |work = The New York Times |title = Mexico Legalizes Drug Possession |date = 21 August 2009 |accessdate = 2010-04-04 }}</ref><br />In 2015, the Supreme Court voted 4-1 that prohibiting people from growing the drug for consumption was unconstitutional as it violated the human right to the free development of one's personality.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34726693 |work = BBC |title = Mexico court ruling could eventually lead to legal marijuana |date = 4 November 2015 |accessdate = 2015-11-05 }}</ref> <br /> Medicinal cannabis legal since 2016<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mexico-approves-legalising-medical-marijuana-enrique-pena-nieto-drugs-war-a7709461.html |work = The Independent |title = Mexico approves legalising medical marijuana |date = 30 April 2017 |accessdate = 2017-05-01 }}</ref> and non-commercial recreational use since 2018.<ref name=oct31>https://www.upi.com/Mexicos-Supreme-Court-legalizes-cannabis-for-recreational-use/9621541024238/</ref> However, recreational usage is still regulated.<ref>https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mexico-high-court-sets-precedent-on-legal-recreational-cannabis-use-1.4158302</ref>
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| {{Flag|Micronesia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Micronesia}}
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| {{Flag|Moldova}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Moldova}} Possession of small amounts is not a crime, but sale, cultivation, and transport are illegal and penalized. Non-commercial possession and consumption without prescription are sanctioned with a fine or with community service.
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| {{Flag|Monaco}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Monaco}}
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| {{Flag|Mongolia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mongolia}}
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| {{Flag|Montenegro}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Montenegro}}
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| {{Flag|Morocco}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Morocco}} All drugs banned since 1974, but cannabis is partially tolerated. Morocco is still among the world's top producers of hashish.
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| {{Flag|Mozambique}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Mozambique}}
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| {{Flag|Myanmar}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{main|Cannabis in Myanmar}}
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| id="N" | {{Flag|Namibia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Namibia}} Cannabis is illegal; in 2007 the government proposed but declined a 20-year jail sentence for any drug possession.
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| {{Flag|Nepal}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal (legal during [[Maha Shivaratri]])}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Nepal}} All cannabis licenses canceled in 1973.<ref name="Booth2011"/> Despite being illegal, cannabis is cheap and widely available in Nepal, and the police have little-to-no interest in cannabis-related issues.<ref>{{citation|url=http://webehigh.org/kathmandu-nepal/|title=Kathmandu, Nepal|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=webehigh}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Netherlands}}
| {{Hs|1.2}} {{partial|Illegal – but use and sale is tolerated in licensed [[Coffeeshop (Netherlands)|coffeeshops]].<ref name="coffeeshops" /> Possession of up to 5&nbsp;g is decriminalized.}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}}|| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Unenforced up to 5 plants for non-commercial use unless they are grown in a professional setup.}} || {{Main|Cannabis in the Netherlands}} Personal possession decriminalized and sale allowed only in certain licensed [[Cannabis coffee shop|coffeeshops]] in the continental Netherlands.<ref>{{citation |url = http://eldd.emcdda.europa.eu/html.cfm/index5174EN.html# |title = Use drop-down menu on site to view Netherlands entry. |publisher = Eldd.emcdda.europa.eu |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = http://www.ukcia.org/research/dutch.php |title = Drugs Policy in the Netherlands |publisher = Ukcia.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/05/amsterdam-ban-pot-sales-tourists/38248/ |title = Amsterdam Will Ban Tourists from Pot Coffee Shops |work = Atlantic Wire |accessdate = 2011-06-23 |last = |first = |date = 27 May 2011}}</ref> Cultivation often tolerated but growers can still have their plants and equipment confiscated<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.om.nl/organisatie/beleidsregels/overzicht-0/algemeen/@88338/aanwijzing-opiumwet-0|title=Aanwijzing Opiumwet (2015A003)|publisher=}}</ref> and face eviction<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.portaal.nl/ik-huur/mijn-woning/hennep-einde-huurcontract/|title=Hennep? Einde huurcontract!|publisher=}}</ref> or cancellation of their mortgage<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vvsadvocaten.nl/2016/10/26/de-keerzijde-van-straffeloosheid/|title=De keerzijde van straffeloosheid - VVS Advocaten|date=26 October 2016|publisher=}}</ref> for one single plant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decorrespondent.nl/6000/met-je-gezin-voor-twee-planten-op-straat-gezet-en-meer-uitwassen-van-de-strijd-tegen-wiet/760026894000-db663f5b|title=Met je gezin voor twee planten op straat gezet. En meer uitwassen van de strijd tegen wiet|first=Thijs|last=Roes|date=13 January 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Zero tolerance policy in the [[Caribbean Netherlands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0028519/2013-07-01|title=wetten.nl - Regeling - Opiumwet 1960 BES - BWBR0028519|website=wetten.overheid.nl}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|New Zealand}}
| {{no|Illegal ([[New Zealand cannabis referendum|Legalization referendum]] to be held in 2020)}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{See also|Cannabis in New Zealand}} Banned in 1927.<ref>[http://www.enzs.auckland.ac.nz/docs/1927/1927A018.pdf Dangerous Drugs Act, 1927]</ref> Medical use was legalized in December 2018,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ainge Roy |first1=Eleanor |title=New Zealand passes laws to make medical marijuana widely available |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/11/new-zealand-passes-laws-to-make-medical-marijuana-widely-available |accessdate=12 January 2019 |work=The Guardian |date=11 December 2018}}</ref> and a [[New Zealand cannabis referendum|binding referendum on recreational use]] is to be held during the [[Next New Zealand general election|2020 general election]].<ref name="NZ Cannabis Referendum">{{cite web | title=NZ Voters Will Decide Whether Cannabis Is Legalized | website=New York Times | date=18 December 2018 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/world/asia/new-zealand-recreational-cannabis-referendum.html}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Nicaragua}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Nicaragua}}
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| {{Flag|Niger}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Niger}}
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| {{Flag|Nigeria}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Nigeria}}
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| {{Flag|North Korea}} (DPRK)
| {{unknown}} || {{unknown}} || {{unknown}} || {{main|Cannabis in North Korea}} There are conflicting reports on the legal status of cannabis in North Korea. Multiple reports from defectors and tourists claim there is no law regarding the possession of cannabis (as a result, it is not classified as a drug) in North Korea or if there is, it is mostly unenforced. However, other reports claim that cannabis is illegal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shearlaw|first1=Maeve|title=Mythbusters: uncovering the truth about North Korea|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/13/mythbusters-uncovering-the-truth-about-north-korea-cannabis-metro|accessdate=10 June 2016|work=The Guardian|date=13 May 2014}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Norway}}
| {{no|Illegal (in process of decriminalization)}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Norway}} Personal use of up to 15&nbsp;g punished with a fine and a criminal record in the case of first-time offenders; possessing more and second offences is punished more harshly. Minors are routinely compelled to consent to regular supervised drug testing under threat of prosecution. In March 2018, the government created a working group tasked with decriminalizing drug use and mandate police to impose forced medical treatment of addicts instead of fines and imprisonment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/hod/org/styrer-rad-og-utvalg/rusreformutvalget/id2594880/|title=The Drug Policy Working Group|publisher=The Office of the Prime Minister}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riksadvokaten.no/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Rundskriv-2014-2-Narkotikasaker.pdf|title=Riksadvokatens rundskriv nr. 2 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
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| id="O" | {{Flag|Oman}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Oman}}
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| id="P" | {{Flag|Pakistan}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal, but often unenforced (particularly in some tribal regions)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Pakistan}} Prohibited, but the smoking of hashish in [[Peshawar]] and the northern parts of Pakistan tends to be tolerated. One may be sent to jail for up to six months if found with [[charas]] in other parts of the country.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#pakistan |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Pakistan/Peshawar |publisher = Erowid.org }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Palau}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Palau}}
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| {{Flag|Panama}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Panama}}
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| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Papua New Guinea}}
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| {{Flag|Paraguay}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 10&nbsp;g}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Paraguay}} Possession of up to 10&nbsp;g not punished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/paraguay/item/206-paraguay|title=Paraguay - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ea.com.py/v2/en-paraguay-la-posesion-y-consumo-personal-de-la-marihuana-es-legal/|title=En Paraguay, la posesión y consumo personal de la marihuana es legal|work=E'a|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Peru}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collyns |first1=Dan |title=Peru legalises medical marijuana in move spurred by mother's home lab |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/20/peru-marijuana-cannabis-legal-terminally-ill-children |accessdate=16 July 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=20 October 2017}}</ref>}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Peru}} Possession of up to 8&nbsp;g is not punished.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |title = Modificando el Código Penal en materia de Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas |publisher = Instituto de Defensa Legal – Seguridad Ciudadana |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121015002927/http://www.seguridadidl.org.pe/normas/ley28002.htm |archivedate = 2012-10-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.opd.gob.pe/modulos/CDocumentacion/DOCUMENTOS/LEG_00051_ley%2028002%20modifica%20cod%20penal%20tid%202003.pdf |title = Ley Nº 28002 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006205448/http://www.opd.gob.pe/modulos/CDocumentacion/DOCUMENTOS/LEG_00051_ley%2028002%20modifica%20cod%20penal%20tid%202003.pdf |archivedate = 6 October 2013 |df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.monografias.com/trabajos27/codigo-penal-peruano/codigo-penal-peruano4.shtml |title = Código Penal. Decreto Legislativo Nº 635 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rules-out-proposals-to-legalize-marijuana-100053|title=Peru rules out proposals to legalize marijuana|author=Manuel Vigo|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120214614/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peru-rules-out-proposals-to-legalize-marijuana-100053|archivedate=20 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Illegal: Cultivation, production, and sale are punished with 8–15 years in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peru21.pe/actualidad/marihuana-vacio-legal-impulsa-mercado-negro-venta-nuestro-pais-2192533|title=Legalización de la marihuana en Perú a debate|date=19 July 2014|work=Peru21|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://druglawreform.info/en/country-information/latin-america/peru/item/207-peru|title=Peru - Drug Law Reform in Latin America|author=TNI|publisher=|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Philippines}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Philippines}}
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| {{Flag|Poland}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal, but sometimes not enforced for small amounts}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Poland}} Since 2011, prosecutors can choose not to prosecute possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use, if it is a first offence, or if the person is drug dependent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poland Approves Drug Decriminalization -- Sort Of|url=http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/jun/08/poland_approves_drug_decriminali|website=stopthedrugwar.org|accessdate=26 April 2016}}</ref> Possession of large quantities of drugs can result in up to 10 years in prison.<ref>{{citation |url = http://fakty.interia.pl/fakty_dnia/news/narkotyki-w-malych-ilosciach-i-na-wlasny-uzytek-odstapienie,1644751 |title = Drugs in small quantity and for personal use with no punishment – Poland |publisher = Interia.pl |date = 26 May 2011 |accessdate = 2011-05-29 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529134753/http://fakty.interia.pl/fakty_dnia/news/narkotyki-w-malych-ilosciach-i-na-wlasny-uzytek-odstapienie,1644751 |archivedate = 29 May 2011 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Portugal}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to 25&nbsp;g of herb or 5&nbsp;g of hashish}}|| {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{main|Cannabis in Portugal}} In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalize the use of all drugs.<ref name="Emdrug">{{citation |url = http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/drug-policy-profiles/portugal |title = EMCDDA: Drug policy profiles, Portugal |publisher = Emcdda.europa.eu |date = 17 August 2011 |accessdate = 2011-12-14 }}</ref>
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| id="Q" | {{Flag|Qatar}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Qatar}}
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| id="R" | {{Flag|Romania}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Cannabis-derived drugs, less than 0.2% THC}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal, however, cannabis seeds can be purchased legally online}} || {{main|Cannabis in Romania}} Small quantities punishable by a large fine for first offenders or 6 months to 2 years in prison if the person has been convicted before. Possession of large amounts or trafficking is punishable by 2–7 years of jail time.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.reporterntv.ro/stire/pedepsele-pentru-traficul-si-consumul-de-droguri-s-au-redus-totusi | title=Pedepsele pentru traficul și consumul de droguri s-au redus. Totuși... | publisher=Reporter NTV | date=10 February 2015 | accessdate=4 September 2017 }}</ref> Decriminalization proposed.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.antena3.ro/stiri/politica/raport-prezidential-pentru-eba-comisia-lui-basescu-propune-dezincriminarea-consumului-de-droguri_80829.html |title = Raport pentru EBA: Comisia prezidenţială susţine dezincriminarea consumului de droguri şi sexul comercial |publisher = Antena3.ro |date = 22 September 2009 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref> Limited medical use approved in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Romania Legalizes Medical Marijuana, Becomes 10th EU Country To Permit Theraputic Use|url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=154315|accessdate=14 October 2013|newspaper=Novinite|date=6 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.gandul.info/stiri/anm-nu-avem-nicio-cerere-de-punere-pe-piata-a-canabisului-medicinal-daca-ar-fi-am-aproba-o-11448832 |title = ANM: Nu avem nicio cerere de punere pe piaţă a canabisului medicinal; dacă ar fi, am aproba-o |accessdate = 3 October 2013 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Russia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Possession up to 6&nbsp;g decriminalized (for Russian citizens only)}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Cultivation up to 20 plants (with flowers weighing less than 6 g) decriminalized}}||{{main|Cannabis in Russia}} Possession up to 6&nbsp;g of cannabis (or 2&nbsp;g of hashish) leads to an administrative fine up to RUB 5,000 or detention up to 15 days. Foreign nationals and stateless individuals who violate the law are subject to deportation regardless of the amount.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc&ts=164469974506312461340936923&cacheid=994B2ACA3517C672CBCF7A2398087641&mode=splus&base=LAW&n=310901&dst=2083&rnd=62E8B8E346501CD4CE50DFE5E998C343#09158851242449872 | accessdate = 2018-12-05 | language = ru }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Rwanda}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Rwanda}}
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| id="S" | {{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
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| {{Flag|Saint Lucia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saint Lucia}}
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| {{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
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| {{Flag|Samoa}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Samoa}}
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| {{Flag|San Marino}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in San Marino}}
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| {{Flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in São Tomé and Principe}}
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| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Saudi Arabia}} Use and possession for personal use of any kind of recreational drugs is punishable by imprisonment if caught. Imprisonment for personal use could go up to six months jail time or more. Dealing and smuggling of high amounts of drugs usually result in harsher prison time or even execution, although recently executions are rare. Foreigners who use drugs might be deported.<ref>{{citation|url=https://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1012.html |title=US Department of State – International Travel – Saudi Arabia |publisher=Travel.state.gov |date= |accessdate=2011-02-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211183846/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1012.html |archivedate=11 December 2013 |df= }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Senegal}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Senegal}}
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| {{Flag|Serbia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} <ref>{{citation |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnCKWQ5Y_Xw |title = Serbian Cannabis: Between Pain and the Law |publisher = VICE |date =2016 |accessdate = 2016-07-27 }}</ref> || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Serbia}} Possession punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to 3 years. Sale and transportation punishable by 3–12 years imprisonment. Cultivation punishable by imprisonment from 6 months to 5 years. Higher penalties for [[organized crime]].<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.paragraf.rs/propisi/krivicni_zakonik.html |title = Krivični zakonik (''The Criminal Code'') |publisher = paragraf.rs |date =2013 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Seychelles}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Seychelles}}
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| {{Flag|Sierra Leone}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Sierra Leone}} Cannabis banned in 1920.<ref name="AkyeampongHill2015">{{cite book|author1=Emmanuel Akyeampong|author2=Allan G. Hill|author3=Arthur Kleinman|title=The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wUd9CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA39|date=1 May 2015|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-01304-0|pages=39–}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Singapore}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Singapore}} Banned in 1870.<ref name="Bunyapraphatsō̜n1999">{{cite book|author=Nanthawan Bunyapraphatsō̜n|title=Medicinal and poisonous plants|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ifDwAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Backhuys Publishers|isbn=978-90-5782-042-7|page=169}}</ref> Cannabis is a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, making it illegal to cultivate, sell, or possess. Those who are caught with 500g of cannabis or more, are presumed as drug traffickers, and are punished with a possible death penalty.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#singapore |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Singapore |publisher = Erowid.org |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT|url=http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3Ac13adadb-7d1b-45f8-a3bb-92175f83f4f5%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A02%2F10%2F2013%20TransactionTime%3A02%2F10%2F2013%20Status%3Ainforce;rec=0;whole=yes|work=Attorney-General's Chamber|publisher=Singapore Government|accessdate=3 October 2013|date=31 March 2008}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Slovakia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Slovakia}} Possession of small amounts punishable by up to 8 years in prison.<ref>{{cite news |title = High contrast |url = http://www.economist.com/node/16891809 |newspaper = [[The Economist]] |publisher = Economist Newspaper |location = London |issn = 0013-0613 |oclc = 60625410 |date = 26 August 2010 |accessdate = 25 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name="WSJSlovakia">{{cite news |title = Slovakia's Incoming Leftist Premier Wants to Relax Tough Cannabis Laws |first = Leos |last = Rousek |url = https://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2012/04/03/slovakias-incoming-leftist-premier-wants-to-relax-tough-cannabis-laws/ |newspaper = [[The Wall Street Journal]] |publisher = [[Dow Jones & Company|Dow Jones]] |location = New York, NY |issn = 0099-9660 |oclc = 43638285 |date = 3 April 2012 |accessdate = 25 June 2012 }}</ref> In April 2012, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that [[Robert Fico]], the incoming Slovak prime minister, might push for partial legalisation of cannabis possession, and has argued for the legalisation of possession of up to three doses of cannabis for personal use.<ref name="WSJSlovakia" />
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| {{Flag|Slovenia}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Cannabis-based drugs}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Legal for quantities with ≤ 0.2 % THC on a ≤ 0.1 ha surface, or ≥ 0.1 ha surface with a governmental permit for cannabis cultivation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=103830|title=Uradni list Republike Slovenije|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>}} || {{main|Cannabis in Slovenia}} Cannabis-based drugs are legal for medicinal use, but not cannabis itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/zdravje/novice/slovenija-dovolila-uporabo-konoplje-v-medicinske-namene/339830|title=Slovenija dovolila uporabo konoplje v medicinske namene|work=Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nijz.si/uporaba-konoplje-v-medicini|title=Uporaba konoplje v medicini|work="NIJZ"|accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref> Possession of any drug for personal use is decriminalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=23256|title=Zakon o proizvodnji in prometu s prepovedanimi drogami (ZPPPD)|work="Uradni List"|accessdate=12 September 2015}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Solomon Islands}}
| {{no|illegal}} || {{no|illegal}} || {{no|illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the Solomon Islands}}
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| {{Flag|Somalia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Somalia}}
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| {{Flag|South Africa}}
| {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for possession and consumption but not for sale.}}||{{Hs|2}} {{partial|Use is legal, but no system for the dispensing of medicinal cannabis exists.}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for personal consumption.}} || {{main|Cannabis in South Africa}} Private use and cultivation decriminalized since 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2018/09/18/concourt-upholds-ruling-that-private-use-of-dagga-is-legal|title=ConCourt upholds ruling that private use of dagga is legal|first=Mia|last=Lindeque|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-09-18-ban-on-private-use-of-dagga-at-home-is-ruled-unconstitutional/|title=The highest court has spoken: You are allowed to smoke - and grow - dagga at home|publisher=}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|South Korea}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{partial|[[Cannabidiol|Epidiolex]], [[Dronabinol|Marinol]], [[Nabiximols|Sativex]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=3746|title=Seoul Allows Use of Cannabis-based Drugs for Incurable Diseases|publisher=Korea Biomedical Review|access-date=2018-12-05}}</ref> || {{no|Illegal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180718000614|title=Ministry Seeks to Selectively Permit Marijuana-based Drugs|publisher=The Korea Herald}}</ref>}} || {{main|Cannabis in South Korea}} Medical use of cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals legalized in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/ff715088-f2ba-11e8-ae55-df4bf40f9d0d|title=South Korea legalises medical marijuana|last=|first=|date=|website=Financial Times|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-29}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|South Sudan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in South Sudan}}
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| {{Flag|Spain}}
| {{Hs|1.15}} {{partial|Use and possession in private areas allowed.<ref name="clubs games">{{cite news |last1=Hudson |first1=Ross |title=The Future of Spain’s Cannabis Social Clubs |url=https://marijuanagames.org/the-future-of-spains-cannabis-social-clubs/ |accessdate=27 August 2018 |work=Marijuana Games |date=21 April 2017}}</ref> Public consumption can result in a fine from 601 to 30000 €<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rueda |first1=José |title=Multas y penas por consumo y tenencia de drogas en España |url=https://www.iwannagrowshop.com/blog/multa-por-porros/ |website=I Wanna Grow |accessdate=20 November 2018}}</ref>. Possession of larger amounts is considered trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://somos-policias.blogspot.com/2012/06/tenencia-de-drogas-cuando-es-para.html |title=Somos Policías: Tenencia de drogas: ¿Consumo propio o tráfico ilícito? |publisher=Somos-policias.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}}</ref>}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Limited cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Allowed in private areas in amounts for personal use (e.g. [[Cannabis Social Club]]s).<ref name="clubs games" />}} || {{main|Cannabis in Spain}} Sale and importation punishable by jail time. All actions related to cannabis apart from sale or trade aren't considered criminal offenses,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamarihuana.com/marihuana-y-su-legalidad-en-espana/|title=Marihuana y su legalidad en España|author=Mac|work=La Marihuana|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> but misdemeanors punishable by a fine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.es/2014/08/17/espana-endurece-cannabis_n_5651450.html|title=España endurece las leyes sobre el cannabis en plena corriente mundial por la despenalización|work=El Huffington Post|accessdate=28 July 2015}}</ref> Legalized in [[Catalonia]] in 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catalonia-marijuana-legalise-cannabis-consumption-distribution-spain-region-petition-a7816981.html|title=Catalonia legalises marijuana consumption, cultivation and distribution|work=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> but that law was challenged by the state and declared unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sensiseeds.com/en/blog/new-decisions-constitutional-court-end-cannabis-tolerance-spain/|title=of the Constitutional Court: The End of Cannabis Tolerance in Spain|date=15 January 2018}}</ref> Cultivation allowed in private areas if the plants cannot be seen from the street or other public spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lamarihuana.com/el-auto-cultivo-de-marihuana-se-despenaliza-en-espana/|title=¿El auto cultivo de marihuana se despenaliza en España?|author=Mac|work=La Marihuana|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Sri Lanka}}
| {{no|Illegal}}|| {{Hs|1}} {{Yes|Legalized by amendment made in colonial law by 1980s and through the Ayurveda Act.}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/getting-high-and-low-in-the-mal-capital/|title=Getting High And Low In The 'Mal' Capital|date=2014-06-18|work=Colombo Telegraph|access-date=2018-10-06|language=en-US}}</ref>|| {{Hs|1}} {{Yes|Cultivation allowed on the island under purveyor of the Government}} || {{main|Cannabis in Sri Lanka}} The sale of cannabis is decriminalized for traditional medicine vendors and it is commonly used in [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] traditional medicines.<ref>{{citation |url = http://news.nidahasa.com/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=833 |title = Marijuana Should be Allowed; Sri Lanka Indigenous Medicine Minister Says :: NIDAHASA News |publisher = News.nidahasa.com |date = 2 July 2009 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Sudan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Sudan}}
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| {{Flag|Suriname}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Suriname}} Cannabis was banned in Suriname in the early 20th century, having been popularized there by Asian immigrants.<ref name="Hoefte1998">{{cite book|author=Rosemarijn Hoefte|title=In Place of Slavery: A Social History of British Indian and Javanese Laborers in Suriname|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EPzT5AYLvL0C&pg=PA160|year=1998|publisher=University Press of Florida|isbn=978-0-8130-1625-2|pages=160–}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Swaziland}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Swaziland}}
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| {{Flag|Sweden}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Sweden}} All cannabis-related activity illegal. The national police runs a "disturb and annoy" program aimed at users supported by the national "zero tolerance" policy.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.unodc.org/pdf/research/Swedish_drug_control.pdf |title = Swedish drug control FINAL_14feb_merged |format = PDF |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url = http://www.aklagare.se/upload/3/R%C3%A4ttsPMnarkotikafarlig.pdf |title = RättsPM 2009:1 |publisher = Åklagarmyndighetens Utvecklngscentrum |year = 2009 |language = Swedish }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Switzerland}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Main|Cannabis in Switzerland}} Since 2012, possession of 10&nbsp;g or less is decriminalized to a fine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/ff/2012/7539.pdf |title=FF 2012 7539 |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2016-11-16}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Syria}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Syria}} Reportedly punished by life imprisonment under [[Bashar al-Assad]]'s government policies. As a result of [[Syrian civil war|civil war]], people living in areas controlled by Kurdish separatists have begun growing cannabis as a way of making money to fight poverty.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/5123.html |title = www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/5123.html |last = Ahmad |first = Rozh |date = 24 August 2012 |publisher = Rudaw |accessdate = 17 December 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008205823/http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/syria/5123.html |archive-date = 8 October 2012 |dead-url = yes |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Taiwan}} Cannabis is a schedule 2 narcotic in the ROC, and possession can result in up to 3 years imprisonment.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law.shtml#taiwan |title = Cannabis legal status vault – Taiwan |publisher = Erowid.org |date = |accessdate = 2015-11-01 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Tajikistan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tajikistan}}
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| {{Flag|Tanzania}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tanzania}}
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| {{Flag|Thailand}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Thailand}} Criminalized in 1935.<ref>{{cite journal|title=พระราชบัญญัติกันชา พุทธศักราช ๒๔๗๗|journal=Royal Thai Government Gazette|date=5 May 1935|volume=52|pages=339–343|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2478/A/339.PDF|accessdate=6 December 2016}}</ref> Possession, cultivation, and transport (import/export) of up to 10&nbsp;kg of cannabis may result in a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison or a fine.<ref>{{citation | url=http://www.thailawforum.com/history-of-marijuana-cannabis-thailand.html | author=Eric Blair | title=History of Marijuana Use and Anti-Marijuana Laws in Thailand | year=2001 | accessdate=2015-08-27}}</ref> Medicinal cannabis was made legal in 2018 by the Government of Thailand.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46679098</ref>
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| {{Flag|Togo}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Togo}}
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| {{Flag|Tonga}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tonga}}
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| {{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Trinidad and Tobago}} Banned in 1925.<ref name="KleinDay2004">{{cite book|author1=Axel Klein|author2=Marcus Day|author3=Anthony Harriott|title=Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KlJyez-Nr70C&pg=PA58|date=13 November 2004|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-84277-499-1|pages=58–}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Tunisia}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Tunisia}} Banned in 1953.<ref name="Drugs1949">{{cite book|author=United Nations. Commission on Narcotic Drugs|title=Summary of Annual Reports of Governments Relating to Opium and Other Narcotic Drugs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GXMqAQAAMAAJ|year=1949|quote=''TUNISIA 18. A Decree of 23 April 1953“ (published in the Journal Officiel Tunisien of 28 April 1953) prohibits the cultivation of cannabis and the use of takrouri (cannabis) and specifies the conditions under which ...''}}</ref> Using or possessing entails 1–5 years of imprisonment + 1000-3000 dinars (around 500$-1500$).<ref>{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/?id=k2By-NdV93AC&pg=PP60&lpg=PP60&dq=tunisia+cannabis |title = The Rough Guide to Tunisia – Daniel Jacobs, Peter Morris – Google grâmatas |publisher = Books.google.com |date = |accessdate = 2013-06-23 |isbn = 9781858287485 |year = 2001 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100725/local/tunisia-accuses-missing-maltese-of-smuggling-cannabis.319346 |title = Tunisia accuses 'missing' Maltese of smuggling cannabis |publisher = timesofmalta.com |date = |accessdate = 2013-06-23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.legislation-securite.tn/ar/node/34556|deadurl =yes|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20151219114432/http://www.legislation-securite.tn/ar/node/34556| title=قانون عدد 52 لسنة 1992 مؤرخ في 18 ماي 1992 يتعلق بالمخدرات | trans-title=Law No. 52 of 1992, dated 18 May 1992 concerning drugs | language=ar | publisher=DCAF / legislation-securite.tn | location=Tunisia | archivedate =19 December 2015|df =dmy-all}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Turkey}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Legal for medical purposes.}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Turkey legalises controlled cannabis production in nineteen provinces|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-legalises-controlled-cannabis-production-19-provinces-a7364026.html|accessdate=16 October 2016|language=EN}}</ref> || {{main|Cannabis in Turkey}} Medical cultivation legal in nineteen provinces. With permission, this can also be conducted in other provinces as well.<ref>{{cite web|title=Türkiye'de 19 ilde kenevir yasallaştı|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/615341/Turkiye_de_19_ilde_kenevir_yasallasti.html|accessdate=13 October 2016|language=TR}}</ref> Consuming any drug is illegal and requires [[wikt:juridical|juridical]] process. Possessing, purchasing, or receiving any illegal drug is punishable by 1–2 years of prison, treatment, or probation.<ref name="EMCDDATurkey">{{citation |url = http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/country-overviews/tr |title = Country overview: Turkey |author = European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |authorlink = European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |date = 31 January 2012 |publisher = European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction |location = [[Lisbon]] |oclc = 527925326 }}</ref> Sale and supply is punishable by a prison term of 5–10 years, and production or trafficking by a minimum term of 10 years.<ref name="EMCDDATurkey" />
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| {{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Turkmenistan}}
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| {{Flag|Tuvalu}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Tuvalu}}
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| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Uganda}}
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| {{Flag|Ukraine}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized for possession of up to 5&nbsp;g}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Decriminalized up to ten plants}} || {{main|Cannabis in Ukraine}} <ref>{{citation |url = http://www.zakon-online.com.ua/yuridicheskaya-konsultaciya/otvetstvennost-za-vyrashchivanie-konopli-i-hranenie-marihuany.html |title = Ответственность за выращивание конопли и хранение марихуаны |publisher = zakon-online.com.ua |date = 12 September 2012 |accessdate = 2014-07-22 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates}} Even the smallest amounts of the drug can lead to a mandatory 4-year prison sentence.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7234786.stm |title = UAE Drug Laws |publisher = BBC News |date = 8 February 2008 |accessdate = 2011-02-17 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for the few cases of severe epilepsy, vomiting, or nausea caused by chemotherapy or multiple sclerosis}} <ref>{{cite web | publisher=UK Home Office | title=Midicinal Cannabis Rescheduling|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753366/Medicinal_Cannabis_-_Home_Office_Circular_2018_FINAL.pdf |accessdate=2 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=BBC news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46049124/ |title=News Daily Organised crime threat greater than terror and cannabis on prescription |accessdate=1 November 2018}}</ref>|| {{Hs|2}} {{partial| Legal with Home Office cannabis cultivation license}}<ref>{{cite web |publisher=United Kingdom Home Office |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-licences-fees-and-returns/ |title=Guidance Controlled drugs: licences, fees and returns |accessdate=25 September 2018}}</ref> || {{Main|Cannabis in the United Kingdom}} Banned in 1928,<ref name="Manning2013">{{cite book|author=Paul Manning|title=Drugs and Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2QQBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA136|date=11 January 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-01211-4|pages=136–}}</ref> made a Class B drug under the [[Misuse of Drugs Act 1971]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=United Kingdom Home Office |url=http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/drug-law/ |title=Drug Laws |accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|United States}}
| {{Hs|1.3}} {{partial|Legal in 10 states and some other internal jurisdictions, but illegal at federal level. Decriminalized in other 13 states and the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]].<br>{{See also|Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States}}}} || {{Hs|1.1}} {{partial|Legal in 33 states and other internal jurisdictions, but illegal at federal level.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Medical Marijuana Laws|url=http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx|website=National Conference of State Legislatures|date=27 June 2018|accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref><br>{{See also|Medical cannabis in the United States}}}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal at federal level, permitted locally in some states allowing recreational or medical use.}} || {{Main|Cannabis in the United States|Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction}} Laws vary by state, territory, Indian Reservation, and the [[District of Columbia]]. Prohibited by federal law, but individuals acting in accordance with state medical cannabis laws are protected from federal prosecution by the [[Rohrabacher–Farr amendment]]. Recognized [[Indian Reservations]] are allowed to regulate cannabis for both recreational and medical use under a policy announced by the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] in 2014.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.nwherald.com/2014/12/12/doj-says-indian-tribes-can-grow-and-sell-marijuana/aee5o5i/ |title = the D.O.J. allows indian reservations to grow and sell marijuana|publisher = nwherald.com|date = 12 December 2014 |accessdate = 2014-12-24 }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Uruguay}}
| {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal; buying prohibited for foreigners}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for all uses.}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal for up to six plants}} || {{Main|Cannabis in Uruguay}} Legal since late 2013.<ref name="erowid-SA">{{citation |url = http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_law2.shtml |title = Cannabis South American laws |publisher = Erowid.org |date = March 1995 }}</ref> Buyers must be eighteen or older, residents of Uruguay, and must register with the authorities. Authorities grow the cannabis that can be sold legally.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.economist.com/news/americas/21582579-another-blow-against-prohibition-experiment |title = The experiment: Another blow against prohibition |date = 1 August 2013 |publisher = The Economist }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/11/us-uruguay-marijuana-vote-idUSBRE9BA01520131211|title = Uruguay becomes first country to legalize marijuana trade |date = 10 December 2013 |publisher = Reuters }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uruguay-marijuana-sales-delayed-until-2015-president.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68922&NewsCatID=358|title=Uruguay marijuana sales delayed until 2015: President - Americas|publisher=|accessdate=14 January 2015}}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Uzbekistan}} Opiates, cannabis and other plants containing psychotropic substances are illegal.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.lex.uz/Pages/GetAct.aspx?lact_id=111453 |title = Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan |accessdate = 2 August 2013 |language = Uzbek |publisher = The national database of legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan }}</ref>
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| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Vanuatu}}
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| {{Flag|Vatican City}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Dunno|Infeasible}} || {{main|Cannabis in Vatican City}}
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| {{Flag|Venezuela}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Venezuela}} Possession of up to 20&nbsp;g of marijuana or 5&nbsp;g of genetically modified marijuana for commercial purposes is punishable by 1–2 years in prison at judge's discretion. If deemed to be for personal consumption, the user is subject to security measures involving rehabilitation and detoxification procedures.<ref>{{citation |url = http://www.eee.com.ve/upload/LeyOrganicadeDrogas.sept10.pdf |title = Ley Orgánica de Drogas – Sept.10 |format = PDF |date = |accessdate = 2011-02-17 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120319163247/http://www.eee.com.ve/upload/LeyOrganicadeDrogas.sept10.pdf |archive-date = 19 March 2012 |dead-url = yes |df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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| {{Flag|Vietnam}}
| {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Illegal but often unenforced}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Vietnam}}
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| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{main|Cannabis in Yemen}}
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| {{no|Illegal}} || {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|2}} {{partial|Legal if licensed by the Minister of Health; however, no licenses are currently issued}} || {{main|Cannabis in Zambia}}
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| {{Flag|Zimbabwe}}
| {{no|Illegal}} || {{Hs|1}} {{yes|Legal}} || {{no|Illegal}} ||{{main|Cannabis in Zimbabwe}}
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==See also==
{{Portal|Cannabis}}
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Annual cannabis use by country]]
* [[Adult lifetime cannabis use by country]]
* [[Minors and the legality of cannabis]]
* [[Cannabis Social Club]]
* [[Timeline of cannabis law]]
* [[International Narcotics Control Board]]
* [[Latin American drug legalization]]
* [[Drug liberalization]]
* [[War on drugs]]
* [[Illegal drug trade]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cannabis}}
{{Drug use}}
{{Law country lists}}

[[Category:Cannabis]]
[[Category:Cannabis law]]
[[Category:Cannabis by country]]
[[Category:Drug control law]]

Revision as of 20:06, 14 January 2019

The legal status of cannabis is changing rapidly. This list may be out of date.

Map of world cannabis laws
Legal status of recreational cannabis across the world
  Legal
  Illegal but decriminalized
  Illegal but often unenforced
  Illegal
See also countries that have legalized medical use of cannabis.

The legality of cannabis for medical and recreational use varies by country, in terms of its possession, distribution, and cultivation, and (in regards to medical) how it can be consumed and what medical conditions it can be used for. These policies in most countries are regulated by the United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs that was ratified in 1961, along with the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances and the 1988 Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.[1][2]

The use of cannabis for recreational purposes is prohibited in most countries; however, many have adopted a policy of decriminalization to make simple possession a non-criminal offense (often similar to a minor traffic violation). Others have much more severe penalties such as some Asian and Middle Eastern countries where possession of even small amounts is punished by imprisonment for several years.[3]

Uruguay and Canada are the only countries that have fully legalized the consumption and sale of recreational cannabis nationwide. In the United States, ten states and the District of Columbia have legalized sales and consumption although it remains federally illegal. Court rulings in Georgia and South Africa have led to the legalization of consumption of cannabis, but not legal sales. A policy of limited enforcement has also been adopted in many countries, in particular Spain and the Netherlands where the sale of cannabis is tolerated at licensed establishments.[4][5]

Countries that have legalized the medical use of cannabis include Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Thailand.[6] Others have more restrictive laws that only allow the use of certain cannabis-derived pharmaceutical drugs, such as Sativex, Marinol or Epidiolex.[7] In the United States, 33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the medical use of cannabis, but at the federal level its use remains prohibited for any purpose.[8]


By country

Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes
 Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan
Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973.[9]
 Albania Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Albania
Prohibited but plants highly availabile throughout the country and law often unenforced.[10][11][12]
 Algeria Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Algeria
 Andorra Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Andorra
 Angola Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Angola
 Antigua and Barbuda Decriminalized Illegal Decriminalized
Main article: Cannabis in Antigua and Barbuda
 Argentina Decriminalized Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Argentina
Decriminalized for small amounts and private consumption, the Supreme Court ruled in 2009.[13] Medicinal cannabis legal nationally since 21 September 2017.[14]
 Armenia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Armenia
 Australia Decriminalized for personal use in the Northern Territory, South Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory[15][16] Legal at federal level and in all states.[17] Qualifying conditions and other details vary by state.[18] Legal for medical purposes.
Main article: Cannabis in Australia
 Austria Possession for personal use decriminalized as of January 2016. Cannabis-derived drugs Allowed for medical purposes.[19]
Main article: Cannabis in Austria
 Azerbaijan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Azerbaijan
 Bahamas Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Bahamas
 Bahrain Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bahrain
 Bangladesh Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bangladesh
Sale banned in 1989,[20] but laws are rarely enforced and cannabis is openly sold in many parts of the country.[21][22]
 Barbados Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Barbados
 Belarus Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Belarus
 Belgium Decriminalized up to 3 g Cannabis-derived drugs[23] Decriminalized for cultivation of one plant
Main article: Cannabis in Belgium
Up to 3 g legal for adults since 2003.[24][25]
 Belize Decriminalized up to 10 g Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Belize
Possession prohibited, but use is common and largely tolerated.[26] Possession of up to 10 g decriminalized "in the works".[27]
 Benin Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Benin
 Bermuda Decriminalized up to 7 g Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bermuda
In November 2016, the Supreme Court of Bermuda ruled in favor of allowing the medical use of cannabis.[28] As of July 2018, two doctors have been licensed to prescribe the drug.[29]
 Bhutan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bhutan
Illegal, but plants grow prolifically and have multiple traditional uses, such as feeding pigs and producing textiles.[30]
 Bolivia Decriminalized up to 50 g Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In 2016 it was announced that the Ministry of Civil Affairs had formed a task force to explore the legalizing of cannabis and cannabinoids for medicinal purposes.[31]
 Botswana Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Botswana
Cannabis (or dagga) is illegal.[32][33]
 Brazil Illegal (educational measures for small amounts and private use) Sativex Illegal (educational measures for small amounts and private use)
Main article: Cannabis in Brazil
Possession of any illegal drug entails a warning, community service, and education on the effects of drug use. Sale, transportation, cultivation, and possession of large amounts are considered drug trafficking.[34]
 Brunei Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Brunei
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes
 Bulgaria Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Bulgaria
Cannabis is classified as a class A (High-risk) drug, together with Heroin, Cocaine, Amphetamines, and MDMA (ecstasy). Until 2004, a loosely defined "personal dose" existed.[35]
 Burkina Faso Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Burkina Faso
 Burundi Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Burundi
 Cambodia Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal but often unenforced
Main article: Cannabis in Cambodia
Illegal,[36] but this prohibition is lax and enforced opportunistically.[37][38][39] "Happy" restaurants in cities publicly offer food cooked with marijuana, or as a side garnish.[40]
 Cameroon Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Cameroon
 Canada Legal Legal Legal
Main articles: Cannabis in Canada and Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory
Legal for medicinal purposes since 2001 and for recreational purposes since 2018. Age and regulations of consumption vary by province.[41]
 Cape Verde Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Cape Verde
 Central African Republic Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Central African Republic
 Chad Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Chad
 Chile Decriminalized Legal Legal[42]
Main article: Cannabis in Chile
Private personal use[43] and recreational cultivation[44][45][46] decriminalized. Medicinal cultivation legal with the authorization of The Chilean Agriculture Service (SAG)[47] and sale of medication allowed on prescription in pharmacies.[48]
 People's Republic of China (PRC) Illegal Illegal Illegal[49]
Main article: Cannabis in China
 Colombia Decriminalized up to 22 g for personal use Legal for medical use. Legal up to twenty plants for personal consumption. No limit for medicinal use and if licensed by the "National Anti-narcotics Council"
Main article: Cannabis in Colombia
Decriminalized up to 22 g for personal consumption. Individuals carrying greater amounts, or cultivating up to 20 plants, cannot be prosecuted if the drug is for personal use.[50][51][52][53]
 Comoros Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Comoros
Cannabis was legal during the Comorian historical period between January 1975 and May 1978, when president Ali Soilih legalized cannabis consumption among other measures.[54][55]
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Republic of the Congo Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Republic of the Congo
 Costa Rica Decriminalized[56][57] Illegal Decriminalized
Main article: Cannabis in Costa Rica
Decriminalization de facto implemented since police officers do not detain people carrying enough for only personal consumption, yet no amount has been defined as a minimum for possession. Use of cannabis is widespread throughout the country.[56][57]
 Croatia Decriminalized[58][59] Legal[59] Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Croatia
Possession of small amounts considered a misdemeanor which leads to fine. Medicinal cannabis legal for patients with illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, or AIDS.[59]
 Cuba Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Cuba
 Cyprus Illegal Legal for cancer patients[60] Illegal (decriminalized for some farms to grow hemp)
Main article: Cannabis in Cyprus
Class B substance – life imprisonment is possible for use and maximum 8 years for possession (at the maximum 2 years for the first offence for under 25-year-olds).[61]
 Czech Republic Decriminalized up to 10 g since 2014.[62] Initially decriminalized in 2010 for up to 15 g.[63] Legal Decriminalized for cultivation of up to five plants. Cultivation for medicinal purposes subject to license legal.
Main article: Cannabis in the Czech Republic
Possession of up to 15 g or cultivation of up to 5 plants is a misdemeanor subject to minor fine - mostly not enforced. Popular destination for smokers.[64][65] Medicinal use legal and regulated since 2013.[66][67]
 Denmark Illegal for recreational use, however, the law is often unenforced by police. (Declared legal in Freetown but this is unrecognized by Danish authorities) Legal Legal with government license. Licenses issued for medical production only.
Main article: Cannabis in Denmark
As with all drugs, cannabis-related offences are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 2 years.[68] Freetown Christiania, a self-declared autonomous community in Copenhagen, is known for its cannabis trade.[69]
 Djibouti Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Djibouti
 Dominica Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Dominica
Class B drug to cultivate, sell, or possess.[70]
 Dominican Republic Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Dominican Republic
 East Timor Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in East Timor
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes
 Ecuador Decriminalized up to 10 g Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ecuador
Possession of small amounts decriminalized.[71][72][73] Possession of under 10 g is considered personal use and not punished.[74]
 Egypt Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Egypt
Illegal since 1925[75] but use is widespread. Convictions for personal use are rare.[76] Formerly a plant of high status with several documented medicinal uses in ancient times.
 El Salvador Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Eritrea
 Estonia Decriminalized With a special permit[77] Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Estonia
Up to 7.5 g is considered an amount for personal use, and is punished with a fine. Large amounts and distribution are criminal offences punishable with a custodial sentence of up to 5 years.[78]
 Ethiopia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ethiopia
Despite being the spiritual homeland of the Rastafari movement, possession of cannabis can result in up to six months imprisonment.[79]
 Fiji Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Fiji
 Finland Illegal but sometimes not enforced Legal under license. Legal for medicinal use only
Main article: Cannabis in Finland
Personal use is generally not prosecuted in court but subject to summary fine. Medicinal cannabis possible under a special license since 2006; in 2014, 223 licenses were issued.[80]
 France Illegal Some cannabis-derived drugs. Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in France
Cultivation, sale, ownership and consumption prohibited.[81] Use of some cannabinoid drugs legal since 2013.[82][83]
 Gabon Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Gabon
 Gambia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Gambia
 Georgia Legal for possession and consumption but not for sale, per a July 2018 ruling by the Constitutional Court of Georgia[84][85] Use is legal, but no system for the dispensing of cannabis exists. Decriminalized for personal use [86][87]
Main article: Cannabis in Georgia (country)
 Germany Illegal but often tolerated. Under federal law, prosecution is optional for possession of "small amounts".[88][89] Legal to those with a prescription Legal if permission is given by "Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices"
Main article: Cannabis in Germany
Recreational possession illegal, but charges almost always dropped. Consumption itself considered self-harm, which is not a crime. Since early 2017, medicinal use is legal for seriously ill patients who have consulted with a doctor and "have no therapeutic alternative".[90][91][92][93][94][95]
 Ghana Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ghana
 Greece Illegal Legal Legal for medicinal use only
Main article: Cannabis in Greece
 Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Greenland
 Grenada Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Grenada
 Guatemala Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guatemala
In 2016 a constitutional commission rejected proposals to legalize medicinal or recreational use of cannabis.[96][97]
 Guinea Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guinea-Bissau
 Guyana Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Guyana
Possession of 15 g or over can result in charges of drug trafficking.[98]
 Haiti Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Haiti
 Honduras Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Honduras
The possession, sale, transportation, and cultivation of cannabis is illegal in Honduras.[99]
 Hong Kong Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Hong Kong
The possession, sale, transportation, cultivation of cannabis is illegal under the Dangerous Drug Ordinance.[100] (Chapter 134 of the Law of Hong Kong)
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes
 Hungary Illegal Illegal illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Hungary
There is no distinction in Hungarian law between illicit drugs according to dangers. Heroin use has the same legal consequences as cannabis use.[101]
 Iceland Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Iceland
Banned in 1969.[102] Consumption is illegal even in small amounts. Possession, sale, transportation, and cultivation could result in jail time, with heavy fines given.[103] But possession prohibition is often not enforced.[citation needed]
 India Illegal at the federal level.
Legal or tolerated in several states such as Bihar, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and the North-Eastern states.
Decriminalized in Gujarat.		 Illegal Illegal at the federal level.
Industrial hemp legal at the state level in Uttarakhand.
Legal or tolerated in several states such as Bihar, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, and the North-Eastern states.
Main article: Cannabis in India
Albeit illegal, usage is prevalent and some government-owned shops sell cannabis in the form of bhang. Prohibition is rarely enforced and treated as low priority across India. Legalized in Uttarakhand in November 2015.[104] Decriminalized in Gujarat since 2017.[105] Other states have their own laws allowing cannabis, locally known as Ganja.
 Indonesia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Indonesia
Banned in 1927.[106] Minimum sentence of 4 years in prison (additional fines may apply) if caught in possession.[107] However, if the user is underage, they may instead be sentenced to rehabilitation.[108]
 Iran Illegal, but not strictly enforced Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Iran
 Iraq Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Iraq
 Ireland Illegal[109] May be licensed.[110][109] Illegal[109]
Main article: Cannabis in Ireland
The National Drugs Strategy of 2009–2016 did not favour decriminalising cannabis.[111] A new strategy is planned from 2017.[112] Cannabis-derived medicines may be licensed since 2014.[110][113] A review of policy on medicinal cannabis was announced in November 2016,[114] and a private member's bill to legalise it passed second stage in the Dáil in December 2016.[115][116][117]
 Israel Currently illegal; decriminalization to take effect in April 2019 Legal Licensed medicinal providers only
Main article: Cannabis in Israel
Personal possession decriminalized, with offenders going through a 4-stage process should they admit to their crime.[118]
 Italy Decriminalized; allowed for religious usage Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Italy
Possession of small amounts for personal use is a misdemeanor subject to fines and the suspension of documents (passports or driver's licenses). Sale and cultivation punishable by imprisonment, even if in small amounts and for exclusive personal use. Licensed cultivation for medicinal and industrial use strictly regulated.[119]
 Ivory Coast Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Ivory Coast
 Jamaica Decriminalized; legal for Rastafari Legal Legal
Main article: Cannabis in Jamaica
Decriminalized in amounts up to 2 oz or cultivation of up to 5 plants since 2015.[120] In 2018, the first medical cannabis dispensary was opened in Jamaica.[121]
 Japan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Japan
Restricted in 1948.[122] Use and possession are punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and a fine. Cultivation, sale, and transport are punishable by 7–10 years imprisonment and a fine.[123]
 Jordan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Jordan
 Kazakhstan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kazakhstan
 Kenya Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kenya
 Kiribati Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kiribati
 Kosovo Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kosovo
 Kuwait Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kuwait
 Kyrgyzstan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Kyrgyzstan
 Laos Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Laos
 Latvia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Latvia
Cannabis is illegal.[124] Possession of up to one gram can result in a fine of €280, for second offences within a year period criminal charges are applied. Larger quantities can be punished with up to 15 years in prison.
 Lebanon Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Lebanon
Hashish banned in 1926;[125] cannabis cultivation banned in 1992.[126] Possession is illegal. However, large amounts are grown within the country and personal use, as long as not in public, is not a major issue.[127]
 Lesotho Illegal but tolerated Illegal Medicinal cultivation with Ministry of Health authorisation[128]
Main article: Cannabis in Lesotho
 Liberia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Liberia
 Libya Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Libya
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes
 Liechtenstein Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Liechtenstein
 Lithuania Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Lithuania
 Luxembourg Decriminalized Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Luxembourg
Transportation and consumption are illegal. Since 2001, decriminalized and prison penalty has been substituted by a monetary fine ranging from €250 to €2,500.[129][130]
 Macau, SAR of China Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Macau
 Macedonia Illegal Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Macedonia
If one possesses a larger amount, a jail sentence of anywhere from 3 months to 5 years may be given.[131] Medicinal cannabis legalized since 2016.[132]
 Madagascar Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Madagascar
 Malaysia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Malaysia
Mandatory death penalty for convicted drug traffickers, legally defined as individuals possessing more than 200 g (7 oz) of cannabis.[133]
 Malawi Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Malawi
Illegal but widely used and cultivated; Malawian cannabis is famed internationally for its quality.[134] Chamba is grown mainly in central and northern regions like Mzuzu.[135]
 Maldives Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Maldives
 Mali Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mali
 Malta Decriminalized up to 3.5g Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Malta
As of 2015, simple possession is decriminalized, but remains an arrestable offense for the police purpose of collecting intelligence about drug trafficking. Cultivation for personal use will no longer be punishable by a mandatory prison sentence or suspended sentence.[136][137]
 Marshall Islands Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Marshall Islands
 Mauritania Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mauritania
 Mauritius Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mauritius
 Mexico De facto legal for personal use. Legal for medical use,
THC content below 1%.[138]		 Legal for medical purposes.
De facto legal for personal use.
Main article: Cannabis in Mexico
Possession of 5 g decriminalized since 2009.[139]
In 2015, the Supreme Court voted 4-1 that prohibiting people from growing the drug for consumption was unconstitutional as it violated the human right to the free development of one's personality.[140]
Medicinal cannabis legal since 2016[141] and non-commercial recreational use since 2018.[142] However, recreational usage is still regulated.[143]
 Micronesia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Micronesia
 Moldova Decriminalized Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Moldova
Possession of small amounts is not a crime, but sale, cultivation, and transport are illegal and penalized. Non-commercial possession and consumption without prescription are sanctioned with a fine or with community service.
 Monaco Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Monaco
 Mongolia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mongolia
 Montenegro Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Montenegro
 Morocco Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Morocco
All drugs banned since 1974, but cannabis is partially tolerated. Morocco is still among the world's top producers of hashish.
 Mozambique Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Mozambique
 Myanmar Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal but often unenforced
Main article: Cannabis in Myanmar
 Namibia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Namibia
Cannabis is illegal; in 2007 the government proposed but declined a 20-year jail sentence for any drug possession.
   Nepal Illegal (legal during Maha Shivaratri) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Nepal
All cannabis licenses canceled in 1973.[9] Despite being illegal, cannabis is cheap and widely available in Nepal, and the police have little-to-no interest in cannabis-related issues.[144]
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes
 Netherlands Illegal – but use and sale is tolerated in licensed coffeeshops.[5] Possession of up to 5 g is decriminalized. Legal Unenforced up to 5 plants for non-commercial use unless they are grown in a professional setup.
Main article: Cannabis in the Netherlands
Personal possession decriminalized and sale allowed only in certain licensed coffeeshops in the continental Netherlands.[145][146][147] Cultivation often tolerated but growers can still have their plants and equipment confiscated[148] and face eviction[149] or cancellation of their mortgage[150] for one single plant.[151] Zero tolerance policy in the Caribbean Netherlands.[152]
 New Zealand Illegal (Legalization referendum to be held in 2020) Legal Illegal
See also: Cannabis in New Zealand
Banned in 1927.[153] Medical use was legalized in December 2018,[154] and a binding referendum on recreational use is to be held during the 2020 general election.[155]
 Nicaragua Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Nicaragua
 Niger Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Niger
 Nigeria Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Nigeria
 North Korea (DPRK) Un­known Un­known Un­known
Main article: Cannabis in North Korea
There are conflicting reports on the legal status of cannabis in North Korea. Multiple reports from defectors and tourists claim there is no law regarding the possession of cannabis (as a result, it is not classified as a drug) in North Korea or if there is, it is mostly unenforced. However, other reports claim that cannabis is illegal.[156]
 Norway Illegal (in process of decriminalization) Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Norway
Personal use of up to 15 g punished with a fine and a criminal record in the case of first-time offenders; possessing more and second offences is punished more harshly. Minors are routinely compelled to consent to regular supervised drug testing under threat of prosecution. In March 2018, the government created a working group tasked with decriminalizing drug use and mandate police to impose forced medical treatment of addicts instead of fines and imprisonment.[157][158]
 Oman Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Oman
 Pakistan Illegal, but often unenforced (particularly in some tribal regions) Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Pakistan
Prohibited, but the smoking of hashish in Peshawar and the northern parts of Pakistan tends to be tolerated. One may be sent to jail for up to six months if found with charas in other parts of the country.[159]
 Palau Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Palau
 Panama Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Panama
 Papua New Guinea Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Papua New Guinea
 Paraguay Decriminalized up to 10 g Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Paraguay
Possession of up to 10 g not punished.[160][161]
 Peru Decriminalized Legal[162] Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Peru
Possession of up to 8 g is not punished.[163][164][165][166]

Illegal: Cultivation, production, and sale are punished with 8–15 years in prison.[167][168]

 Philippines Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Philippines
 Poland Illegal, but sometimes not enforced for small amounts Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Poland
Since 2011, prosecutors can choose not to prosecute possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use, if it is a first offence, or if the person is drug dependent.[169] Possession of large quantities of drugs can result in up to 10 years in prison.[170]
 Portugal Decriminalized up to 25 g of herb or 5 g of hashish Legal Decriminalized
Main article: Cannabis in Portugal
In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalize the use of all drugs.[171]
 Qatar Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Qatar
 Romania Illegal Cannabis-derived drugs, less than 0.2% THC Illegal, however, cannabis seeds can be purchased legally online
Main article: Cannabis in Romania
Small quantities punishable by a large fine for first offenders or 6 months to 2 years in prison if the person has been convicted before. Possession of large amounts or trafficking is punishable by 2–7 years of jail time.[172] Decriminalization proposed.[173] Limited medical use approved in 2013.[174][175]
 Russia Possession up to 6 g decriminalized (for Russian citizens only) Illegal Cultivation up to 20 plants (with flowers weighing less than 6 g) decriminalized
Main article: Cannabis in Russia
Possession up to 6 g of cannabis (or 2 g of hashish) leads to an administrative fine up to RUB 5,000 or detention up to 15 days. Foreign nationals and stateless individuals who violate the law are subject to deportation regardless of the amount.[176]
 Rwanda Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Rwanda
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Samoa Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Samoa
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 San Marino Illegal Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in San Marino
 São Tomé and Príncipe Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in São Tomé and Principe
 Saudi Arabia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Saudi Arabia
Use and possession for personal use of any kind of recreational drugs is punishable by imprisonment if caught. Imprisonment for personal use could go up to six months jail time or more. Dealing and smuggling of high amounts of drugs usually result in harsher prison time or even execution, although recently executions are rare. Foreigners who use drugs might be deported.[177]
 Senegal Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Senegal
 Serbia Illegal [178] Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Serbia
Possession punishable by fine or imprisonment of up to 3 years. Sale and transportation punishable by 3–12 years imprisonment. Cultivation punishable by imprisonment from 6 months to 5 years. Higher penalties for organized crime.[179]
 Seychelles Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Seychelles
 Sierra Leone Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Sierra Leone
Cannabis banned in 1920.[180]
 Singapore Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Singapore
Banned in 1870.[181] Cannabis is a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, making it illegal to cultivate, sell, or possess. Those who are caught with 500g of cannabis or more, are presumed as drug traffickers, and are punished with a possible death penalty.[182][183]
 Slovakia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Slovakia
Possession of small amounts punishable by up to 8 years in prison.[184][185] In April 2012, The Wall Street Journal reported that Robert Fico, the incoming Slovak prime minister, might push for partial legalisation of cannabis possession, and has argued for the legalisation of possession of up to three doses of cannabis for personal use.[185]
 Slovenia Decriminalized Cannabis-based drugs Legal for quantities with ≤ 0.2 % THC on a ≤ 0.1 ha surface, or ≥ 0.1 ha surface with a governmental permit for cannabis cultivation.[186]
Main article: Cannabis in Slovenia
Cannabis-based drugs are legal for medicinal use, but not cannabis itself.[187][188] Possession of any drug for personal use is decriminalized.[189]
 Solomon Islands illegal illegal illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the Solomon Islands
 Somalia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Somalia
 South Africa Legal for possession and consumption but not for sale. Use is legal, but no system for the dispensing of medicinal cannabis exists. Legal for personal consumption.
Main article: Cannabis in South Africa
Private use and cultivation decriminalized since 2018.[190][191]
 South Korea Illegal Epidiolex, Marinol, Sativex[192] Illegal[193]
Main article: Cannabis in South Korea
Medical use of cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals legalized in November 2018.[194]
 South Sudan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in South Sudan
 Spain Use and possession in private areas allowed.[195] Public consumption can result in a fine from 601 to 30000 €[196]. Possession of larger amounts is considered trafficking.[197] Limited cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals Allowed in private areas in amounts for personal use (e.g. Cannabis Social Clubs).[195]
Main article: Cannabis in Spain
Sale and importation punishable by jail time. All actions related to cannabis apart from sale or trade aren't considered criminal offenses,[198] but misdemeanors punishable by a fine.[199] Legalized in Catalonia in 2017,[200] but that law was challenged by the state and declared unconstitutional.[201] Cultivation allowed in private areas if the plants cannot be seen from the street or other public spaces.[202]
 Sri Lanka Illegal Legalized by amendment made in colonial law by 1980s and through the Ayurveda Act.[203] Cultivation allowed on the island under purveyor of the Government
Main article: Cannabis in Sri Lanka
The sale of cannabis is decriminalized for traditional medicine vendors and it is commonly used in Ayurvedic traditional medicines.[204]
 Sudan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Sudan
 Suriname Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Suriname
Cannabis was banned in Suriname in the early 20th century, having been popularized there by Asian immigrants.[205]
 Swaziland Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Swaziland
 Sweden Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Sweden
All cannabis-related activity illegal. The national police runs a "disturb and annoy" program aimed at users supported by the national "zero tolerance" policy.[206][207]
  Switzerland Decriminalized Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Switzerland
Since 2012, possession of 10 g or less is decriminalized to a fine.[208]
 Syria Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Syria
Reportedly punished by life imprisonment under Bashar al-Assad's government policies. As a result of civil war, people living in areas controlled by Kurdish separatists have begun growing cannabis as a way of making money to fight poverty.[209]
 Taiwan (Republic of China, ROC) Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Taiwan
Cannabis is a schedule 2 narcotic in the ROC, and possession can result in up to 3 years imprisonment.[210]
 Tajikistan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tajikistan
Country/Territory Recreational Medical Cultivation Notes
 Tanzania Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tanzania
 Thailand Illegal but often unenforced Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Thailand
Criminalized in 1935.[211] Possession, cultivation, and transport (import/export) of up to 10 kg of cannabis may result in a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison or a fine.[212] Medicinal cannabis was made legal in 2018 by the Government of Thailand.[213]
 Togo Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Togo
 Tonga Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tonga
 Trinidad and Tobago Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Trinidad and Tobago
Banned in 1925.[214]
 Tunisia Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tunisia
Banned in 1953.[215] Using or possessing entails 1–5 years of imprisonment + 1000-3000 dinars (around 500$-1500$).[216][217][218]
 Turkey Illegal Cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals Legal for medical purposes.[219]
Main article: Cannabis in Turkey
Medical cultivation legal in nineteen provinces. With permission, this can also be conducted in other provinces as well.[220] Consuming any drug is illegal and requires juridical process. Possessing, purchasing, or receiving any illegal drug is punishable by 1–2 years of prison, treatment, or probation.[221] Sale and supply is punishable by a prison term of 5–10 years, and production or trafficking by a minimum term of 10 years.[221]
 Turkmenistan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Turkmenistan
 Tuvalu Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Tuvalu
 Uganda Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Uganda
 Ukraine Decriminalized for possession of up to 5 g Illegal Decriminalized up to ten plants
Main article: Cannabis in Ukraine
[222]
 United Arab Emirates Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in the United Arab Emirates
Even the smallest amounts of the drug can lead to a mandatory 4-year prison sentence.[223]
 United Kingdom Illegal Legal for the few cases of severe epilepsy, vomiting, or nausea caused by chemotherapy or multiple sclerosis [224][225] Legal with Home Office cannabis cultivation license[226]
Main article: Cannabis in the United Kingdom
Banned in 1928,[227] made a Class B drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971[228]
 United States Legal in 10 states and some other internal jurisdictions, but illegal at federal level. Decriminalized in other 13 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
See also: Decriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States
 Legal in 33 states and other internal jurisdictions, but illegal at federal level.[229]
See also: Medical cannabis in the United States
 Illegal at federal level, permitted locally in some states allowing recreational or medical use.
Main articles: Cannabis in the United States and Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction
Laws vary by state, territory, Indian Reservation, and the District of Columbia. Prohibited by federal law, but individuals acting in accordance with state medical cannabis laws are protected from federal prosecution by the Rohrabacher–Farr amendment. Recognized Indian Reservations are allowed to regulate cannabis for both recreational and medical use under a policy announced by the Justice Department in 2014.[230]
 Uruguay Legal; buying prohibited for foreigners Legal for all uses. Legal for up to six plants
Main article: Cannabis in Uruguay
Legal since late 2013.[231] Buyers must be eighteen or older, residents of Uruguay, and must register with the authorities. Authorities grow the cannabis that can be sold legally.[232][233][234]
 Uzbekistan Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Uzbekistan
Opiates, cannabis and other plants containing psychotropic substances are illegal.[235]
 Vanuatu Illegal Legal Legal
Main article: Cannabis in Vanuatu
 Vatican City Illegal Illegal Infeasible
Main article: Cannabis in Vatican City
 Venezuela Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Venezuela
Possession of up to 20 g of marijuana or 5 g of genetically modified marijuana for commercial purposes is punishable by 1–2 years in prison at judge's discretion. If deemed to be for personal consumption, the user is subject to security measures involving rehabilitation and detoxification procedures.[236]
 Vietnam Illegal but often unenforced Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Vietnam
 Yemen Illegal Illegal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Yemen
 Zambia Illegal Illegal Legal if licensed by the Minister of Health; however, no licenses are currently issued
Main article: Cannabis in Zambia
 Zimbabwe Illegal Legal Illegal
Main article: Cannabis in Zimbabwe
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